Show HN: A local-first eBook reader with a journal for each book you read

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I made this eBook reader because I was looking for something (especially, after I got a foldable phone) that would allow me to effectively:1. have a journal for every book I read. Taking notes is easier when I can mark up the book + insert my own pages as needed2. have an RSVP (Rapid serial visual presentation) reading mode, not for the speed reading perspective, but for the focus3. have all my data be stored locally on Windows or Android and be exportable as plain text whenever I wantedThis was deeply personal, and I ve been using Ms. Penrose to read more. There s a bunch of bugs, it is still an alpha build (for example, the TTS tokenization is rough right now and reads aloud awkwardly).The stack, for those curious:Flutter + Flamefoliate‑js (MIT)pdfium for PDFsherpa‑onnx (offline Piper TTS) for read‑aloudIf you try it out and have any features/feedback in mind, please share!Thank you!

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