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I'm working on building my own personal eReader with its own desktop app and I wanted to show you all how it's going. This is a project that I've been working on for a bit that I'm calling my Beary Cute eReader. It's meant to be both an eReader and a mini journal. To build this, I used an ESP32, a 2.4 inch LCD module, three buttons for navigation, and an SD card reader with a 32 GB micro SD card to store the data. When the eReader first boots up, you can see on the main menu that we have a Library, Journal, and Settings. The Library is where I keep all of my books. Right now, I only have one called The Body Keeps the Score. And the Journal is where I store little notes with my thoughts and ideas. Building this was super fun, but I knew I also needed a way to upload content onto it, to make this process a little easier. So my solution was to make a desktop app, especially made for my eReader to make this process a little easier. First thing I have to do is plug in my eReader to unlock the application. And once it detects that my eReader is plugged in, it turns into this bear shaped app where I can upload and delete books and journal entries from my eReader. For example, I would love to add one of my favorite childhood books called Because of Winn-Dixie. As long as I have the epub file for that specific book, I can just drag and drop it into my application, click upload, and it uploads right onto my eReader. And to create a new journal or note, all I have to do is click on Journal, click new entry, and it opens up this form where I can select my mood, give it a title, and write in my entry. Once I click save, it gets automatically uploaded onto my eReader and I can access it there. I won't lie, this project was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. The UI on both the device and the desktop app needs tons of work. But once that's done, I will come back with another update! I'm really excited to show you guys the final product. Let me know what you think in the comments. Feel free to ask any questions. Follow for more tech content! Byeeee! (^-^)