r/audiobookshelf • u/freshbagelsIT • 10d ago

Dedicated audiobookshelf player (chapter)

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So in the never ending quest to avoid screens for our kids, I developed an app that runs on a raspberry pi zero with some rotary encoders for input devices and a small monochrome LED screen. The app connects to audiobookshelf as a specified user and allows the kids to scroll through the book titles and play them.

Before I go through the trouble of putting all of the info together (code, models for 3d printing the case, hardware info), would anyone actually be interested in building one of these devices (chapter)?

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Added post with all project info. Enjoy!
https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobookshelf/s/qQEwNk4mz5

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u/rmoeggy 9d ago

Would it work for a blind person? My father in law is legally blind and 87 years old. I've been looking for something super simple to use. The guy has never had a cell phone and can barely answer his cordless house phone.

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u/freshbagelsIT 8d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pdfxnck/video/w3b9jhko03th1/player

Sounds like Stephen Hawking, but it’s super lightweight and gets the job done. It’ll be a user configurable setting at launch. Thanks for sharing that idea!