Hadrien Gardeur
@hadriengardeur.bsky.social
Working on accessibility, standards and open-source for digital publishing at EDRLab (European Digital Reading Lab).
Co-founded Feedbooks and EDRLab. Co-created OPDS and Readium LCP.
Thoughts and opinions are my own.
Co-founded Feedbooks and EDRLab. Co-created OPDS and Readium LCP.
Thoughts and opinions are my own.
Q1 2026 we'll mostly focus on public, academic and school libraries.
We'll provide a built-in list of libraries that users can browse, search and borrow ebooks/audiobooks from.
We'll provide a built-in list of libraries that users can browse, search and borrow ebooks/audiobooks from.
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Q1 2026 we'll mostly focus on public, academic and school libraries.
We'll provide a built-in list of libraries that users can browse, search and borrow ebooks/audiobooks from.
We'll provide a built-in list of libraries that users can browse, search and borrow ebooks/audiobooks from.
For the rest of the year, we're focusing on providing a great reading and listening experience.
Among other things, this means adding support for synchronized text and audio (either pre-recorded audio with Media Overlays or TTS).
Among other things, this means adding support for synchronized text and audio (either pre-recorded audio with Media Overlays or TTS).
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
For the rest of the year, we're focusing on providing a great reading and listening experience.
Among other things, this means adding support for synchronized text and audio (either pre-recorded audio with Media Overlays or TTS).
Among other things, this means adding support for synchronized text and audio (either pre-recorded audio with Media Overlays or TTS).
What's already available:
* Homepage
* Bookshelf
* Search in bookshelf
* Ability to import EPUB and PDF files, including LCP protected ones
* Reader mode for EPUB and PDF
* Visual adjustments for EPUB
* Table of contents
* Jump to position
* Early player mode for EPUB (using Text-to-Speech)
* Homepage
* Bookshelf
* Search in bookshelf
* Ability to import EPUB and PDF files, including LCP protected ones
* Reader mode for EPUB and PDF
* Visual adjustments for EPUB
* Table of contents
* Jump to position
* Early player mode for EPUB (using Text-to-Speech)
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What's already available:
* Homepage
* Bookshelf
* Search in bookshelf
* Ability to import EPUB and PDF files, including LCP protected ones
* Reader mode for EPUB and PDF
* Visual adjustments for EPUB
* Table of contents
* Jump to position
* Early player mode for EPUB (using Text-to-Speech)
* Homepage
* Bookshelf
* Search in bookshelf
* Ability to import EPUB and PDF files, including LCP protected ones
* Reader mode for EPUB and PDF
* Visual adjustments for EPUB
* Table of contents
* Jump to position
* Early player mode for EPUB (using Text-to-Speech)
Sure, we can continue over DM or email
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Sure, we can continue over DM or email
Do you have something in your database that identifies whether these comics are paginated or meant to be displayed in a continuous scroll?
EPUB already supports paginated comics but we're discussing the addition of continuous scrolled comics these days.
EPUB already supports paginated comics but we're discussing the addition of continuous scrolled comics these days.
September 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Do you have something in your database that identifies whether these comics are paginated or meant to be displayed in a continuous scroll?
EPUB already supports paginated comics but we're discussing the addition of continuous scrolled comics these days.
EPUB already supports paginated comics but we're discussing the addition of continuous scrolled comics these days.
Based on the screenshots that I've seen, I think you probably have all the info that you need to generate an EPUB that would compile multiple webcomics together. This could help with archiving (some national libraries could be into that) and/or offline access for readers.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Based on the screenshots that I've seen, I think you probably have all the info that you need to generate an EPUB that would compile multiple webcomics together. This could help with archiving (some national libraries could be into that) and/or offline access for readers.
Export to EPUB, PDF or CBZ as well? I'm the co-chair of the Digital Comics Task Force for the next revision of EPUB (3.4) and I'd love to figure out what we can do to better serve the Webcomic community.
September 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Export to EPUB, PDF or CBZ as well? I'm the co-chair of the Digital Comics Task Force for the next revision of EPUB (3.4) and I'd love to figure out what we can do to better serve the Webcomic community.
Yay for accessibility, which means descriptions and text for everything.
August 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Yay for accessibility, which means descriptions and text for everything.
Mouse Work seems to be the real potential killer app for mouse controls on Switch 2 (as long as you have friends to play with): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKV...
Mouse Work - Trailer 2
YouTube video by Nitrome
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Mouse Work seems to be the real potential killer app for mouse controls on Switch 2 (as long as you have friends to play with): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKV...
The homepage is very power-user friendly right now and allows user to reorder and show/hide what they want.
But sidebar navigation could be accessed across the different sections of the app, which would be even more useful.
But sidebar navigation could be accessed across the different sections of the app, which would be even more useful.
July 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The homepage is very power-user friendly right now and allows user to reorder and show/hide what they want.
But sidebar navigation could be accessed across the different sections of the app, which would be even more useful.
But sidebar navigation could be accessed across the different sections of the app, which would be even more useful.
When expanded into a sidebar, navigation could for example offer direct access to ebooks/audiobooks in your bookshelf or books that you haven't started reading yet.
This native component also allows users to show/hide whatever they want or move the most important features for them in the top bar.
This native component also allows users to show/hide whatever they want or move the most important features for them in the top bar.
July 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
When expanded into a sidebar, navigation could for example offer direct access to ebooks/audiobooks in your bookshelf or books that you haven't started reading yet.
This native component also allows users to show/hide whatever they want or move the most important features for them in the top bar.
This native component also allows users to show/hide whatever they want or move the most important features for them in the top bar.
The streamlined navigation is pretty good but on an iPad it could benefit from a few tweaks:
- search should be an icon instead of text (like on the AppStore)
- the tab bar could allow be expanded into a sidebar with more options (bookshelf and catalog)
cf developer.apple.com/design/human...
- search should be an icon instead of text (like on the AppStore)
- the tab bar could allow be expanded into a sidebar with more options (bookshelf and catalog)
cf developer.apple.com/design/human...
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The streamlined navigation is pretty good but on an iPad it could benefit from a few tweaks:
- search should be an icon instead of text (like on the AppStore)
- the tab bar could allow be expanded into a sidebar with more options (bookshelf and catalog)
cf developer.apple.com/design/human...
- search should be an icon instead of text (like on the AppStore)
- the tab bar could allow be expanded into a sidebar with more options (bookshelf and catalog)
cf developer.apple.com/design/human...
Based on experience, swiping between chapter when scrolling confuses a most users.
July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Based on experience, swiping between chapter when scrolling confuses a most users.
This is useful for read aloud as well in a post-EAA world where the feature should be available on every ebook.
July 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is useful for read aloud as well in a post-EAA world where the feature should be available on every ebook.
Continuous vertical scrolling or per resource/chapter?
July 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Continuous vertical scrolling or per resource/chapter?
Ce n'est pas en s'appuyant sur des réponses générées par des LLMs qu'on va inverser la tendance en tout cas.
July 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ce n'est pas en s'appuyant sur des réponses générées par des LLMs qu'on va inverser la tendance en tout cas.
J'avais couvert le sujet aux Assises du livre numérique : youtu.be/YZVRi3lmREU?...
Hadrien Gardeur - Distribution numérique : l’accessibilité, facteur d’innovation #ALN2023
YouTube video by Syndicat national de l'édition - SNE
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
J'avais couvert le sujet aux Assises du livre numérique : youtu.be/YZVRi3lmREU?...
En sachant que nous sommes aussi en discussion avec plusieurs fabricants de liseuses pour que cette liste de bibliothèques soit embarquées dans leurs appareils, pour permettre aux usagers de facilement emprunter sans devoir passer par un ordinateur.
On a déjà eu plusieurs marques fortes d'intérêt.
On a déjà eu plusieurs marques fortes d'intérêt.
July 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
En sachant que nous sommes aussi en discussion avec plusieurs fabricants de liseuses pour que cette liste de bibliothèques soit embarquées dans leurs appareils, pour permettre aux usagers de facilement emprunter sans devoir passer par un ordinateur.
On a déjà eu plusieurs marques fortes d'intérêt.
On a déjà eu plusieurs marques fortes d'intérêt.
Vu que Thorium Reader (quelle que soit la plateforme) ne supporte que LCP, ça serait intéressant de savoir ce qu'il en est bibliothèque par bibliothèque pour savoir si on pourra les intégrer dans une telle liste.
July 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Vu que Thorium Reader (quelle que soit la plateforme) ne supporte que LCP, ça serait intéressant de savoir ce qu'il en est bibliothèque par bibliothèque pour savoir si on pourra les intégrer dans une telle liste.
La question est partiellement intéressée mais pour la bonne cause.
En plus de Thorium Reader sur Windows/macOS/Linux, nous travaillons sur une version iOS qui sera aussi déclinée sur Android en 2026.
Pour faciliter le prêt en bibliothèque, nous souhaitons embarquer une liste de bibliothèques.
En plus de Thorium Reader sur Windows/macOS/Linux, nous travaillons sur une version iOS qui sera aussi déclinée sur Android en 2026.
Pour faciliter le prêt en bibliothèque, nous souhaitons embarquer une liste de bibliothèques.
July 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
La question est partiellement intéressée mais pour la bonne cause.
En plus de Thorium Reader sur Windows/macOS/Linux, nous travaillons sur une version iOS qui sera aussi déclinée sur Android en 2026.
Pour faciliter le prêt en bibliothèque, nous souhaitons embarquer une liste de bibliothèques.
En plus de Thorium Reader sur Windows/macOS/Linux, nous travaillons sur une version iOS qui sera aussi déclinée sur Android en 2026.
Pour faciliter le prêt en bibliothèque, nous souhaitons embarquer une liste de bibliothèques.
Toujours aussi utile comme carte !
Est-ce que tu as déjà pensé à l'annoter afin d'identifier les bibliothèques qui proposent des téléchargement via LCP ?
Est-ce que tu as déjà pensé à l'annoter afin d'identifier les bibliothèques qui proposent des téléchargement via LCP ?
July 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Toujours aussi utile comme carte !
Est-ce que tu as déjà pensé à l'annoter afin d'identifier les bibliothèques qui proposent des téléchargement via LCP ?
Est-ce que tu as déjà pensé à l'annoter afin d'identifier les bibliothèques qui proposent des téléchargement via LCP ?