diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index 447e0227..1004ee78 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ def _handle_edit_user(to_save, content, languages, translations, kobo_support):
             content.role &= ~constants.ROLE_ANONYMOUS
 
         val = [int(k[5:]) for k in to_save if k.startswith('show_')]
-        sidebar = get_sidebar_config()
+        sidebar, __ = get_sidebar_config()
         for element in sidebar:
             value = element['visibility']
             if value in val and not content.check_visibility(value):
diff --git a/cps/render_template.py b/cps/render_template.py
index 09a32497..91118049 100644
--- a/cps/render_template.py
+++ b/cps/render_template.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from flask import render_template
+from flask import render_template, request
 from flask_babel import gettext as _
 from flask import g
 from werkzeug.local import LocalProxy
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ log = logger.create()
 
 def get_sidebar_config(kwargs=None):
     kwargs = kwargs or []
+    simple = bool([e for e in ['kindle', 'tolino', "kobo"] if (e in request.headers.get('User-Agent', "").lower())])
     if 'content' in kwargs:
         content = kwargs['content']
         content = isinstance(content, (User, LocalProxy)) and not content.role_anonymous()
@@ -93,12 +94,12 @@ def get_sidebar_config(kwargs=None):
         {"glyph": "glyphicon-trash", "text": _('Archived Books'), "link": 'web.books_list', "id": "archived",
          "visibility": constants.SIDEBAR_ARCHIVED, 'public': (not g.user.is_anonymous), "page": "archived",
          "show_text": _('Show archived books'), "config_show": content})
-    sidebar.append(
-        {"glyph": "glyphicon-th-list", "text": _('Books List'), "link": 'web.books_table', "id": "list",
-         "visibility": constants.SIDEBAR_LIST, 'public': (not g.user.is_anonymous), "page": "list",
-         "show_text": _('Show Books List'), "config_show": content})
-
-    return sidebar
+    if not simple:
+        sidebar.append(
+            {"glyph": "glyphicon-th-list", "text": _('Books List'), "link": 'web.books_table', "id": "list",
+             "visibility": constants.SIDEBAR_LIST, 'public': (not g.user.is_anonymous), "page": "list",
+             "show_text": _('Show Books List'), "config_show": content})
+    return sidebar, simple
 
 def get_readbooks_ids():
     if not config.config_read_column:
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ def get_readbooks_ids():
 
 # Returns the template for rendering and includes the instance name
 def render_title_template(*args, **kwargs):
-    sidebar = get_sidebar_config(kwargs)
-    return render_template(instance=config.config_calibre_web_title, sidebar=sidebar,
+    sidebar, simple = get_sidebar_config(kwargs)
+    return render_template(instance=config.config_calibre_web_title, sidebar=sidebar, simple=simple,
                            accept=constants.EXTENSIONS_UPLOAD, read_book_ids=get_readbooks_ids(),
                            *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/cps/templates/admin.html b/cps/templates/admin.html
index 6cd7815e..c8c6eb82 100644
--- a/cps/templates/admin.html
+++ b/cps/templates/admin.html
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@
         {% endfor %}
       </table>
     {% endif %}
-        <a class="btn btn-default" id="admin_user_table" href="{{url_for('admin.edit_user_table')}}">{{_('Edit Users')}}</a>
+        {% if not simple %}
+          <a class="btn btn-default" id="admin_user_table" href="{{url_for('admin.edit_user_table')}}">{{_('Edit Users')}}</a>
+        {% endif %}
         <a class="btn btn-default" id="admin_new_user" href="{{url_for('admin.new_user')}}">{{_('Add New User')}}</a>
       {% if (config.config_login_type == 1) %}
         <div class="btn btn-default" id="import_ldap_users" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#StatusDialog">{{_('Import LDAP Users')}}</div>
diff --git a/cps/templates/book_exists_flash.html b/cps/templates/book_exists_flash.html
index b0855120..b55192ce 100644
--- a/cps/templates/book_exists_flash.html
+++ b/cps/templates/book_exists_flash.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+<a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
 	<span class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</span>
-</a>
\ No newline at end of file
+</a>
diff --git a/cps/templates/config_view_edit.html b/cps/templates/config_view_edit.html
index 1dc02a5e..e4fea44d 100644
--- a/cps/templates/config_view_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/config_view_edit.html
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@
             <input type="checkbox" name="Show_detail_random" id="Show_detail_random" {% if conf.show_detail_random() %}checked{% endif %}>
             <label for="Show_detail_random">{{_('Show Random Books in Detail View')}}</label>
         </div>
+      {% if not simple %}
         <a href="#" id="get_tags" data-id="0" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add Allowed/Denied Tags')}}</a>
         <a href="#" id="get_column_values" data-id="0" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add Allowed/Denied custom column values')}}</a>
+      {% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/cps/templates/discover.html b/cps/templates/discover.html
index 852d6210..900dad8c 100644
--- a/cps/templates/discover.html
+++ b/cps/templates/discover.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
         {% if entry.has_cover is defined %}
-          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
             <span class="img" title="{{entry.title}}">
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
               {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {% endif %}
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
           <p title="{{ entry.title }}" class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         </a>
         <p class="author">
diff --git a/cps/templates/email_edit.html b/cps/templates/email_edit.html
index 9f23f78b..2a844209 100644
--- a/cps/templates/email_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/email_edit.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
    {% endif %}
       <a href="{{ url_for('admin.admin') }}" id="email_back" class="btn btn-default">{{_('Back')}}</a>
   </form>
-    {% if g.allow_registration %}
+    {% if g.allow_registration and not simple%}
   <div class="col-md-10 col-lg-6">
     <h2>{{_('Allowed Domains (Whitelist)')}}</h2>
     <form id="domain_add_allow" action="{{ url_for('admin.add_domain',allow=1)}}" method="POST">
diff --git a/cps/templates/index.html b/cps/templates/index.html
index 28807343..a4547705 100644
--- a/cps/templates/index.html
+++ b/cps/templates/index.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    {% for entry in random %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book" id="books_rand">
       <div class="cover">
-          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
               <span class="img" title="{{ entry.title }}">
                 <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
                 {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
           <p title="{{entry.title}}" class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         </a>
         <p class="author">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
               {% if not loop.first %}
                 <span class="author-hidden-divider">&amp;</span>
 			  {% endif %}
-              <a class="author-name author-hidden" href="{{url_for('web.books_list',  data='author', sort_param='stored', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')|shortentitle(30)}}</a>
+              <a class="author-name author-hidden" href="{{url_for('web.books_list', data='author', sort_param='stored', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')|shortentitle(30)}}</a>
               {% if loop.last %}
                 <a href="#" class="author-expand" data-authors-max="{{g.config_authors_max}}" data-collapse-caption="({{_('reduce')}})">(...)</a>
               {% endif %}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     {% for entry in entries %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book" id="books">
       <div class="cover">
-          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+          <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
             <span class="img" title="{{ entry.title }}">
               <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}"/>
               {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
           </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
           <p title="{{ entry.title }}" class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         </a>
         <p class="author">
diff --git a/cps/templates/layout.html b/cps/templates/layout.html
index 0d0df778..46f03da1 100644
--- a/cps/templates/layout.html
+++ b/cps/templates/layout.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                     </form>
                   </li>
               {% endif %}
-              {% if not g.user.is_anonymous %}
+              {% if not g.user.is_anonymous and not simple%}
                 <li><a id="top_tasks" href="{{url_for('web.get_tasks_status')}}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-tasks"></span> <span class="hidden-sm">{{_('Tasks')}}</span></a></li>
               {% endif %}
               {% if g.user.role_admin() %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/search.html b/cps/templates/search.html
index 4f8d607b..77c01c80 100644
--- a/cps/templates/search.html
+++ b/cps/templates/search.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
         {% if entry.Books.has_cover is defined %}
-           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.Books.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+           <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.Books.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
             <span class="img" title="{{entry.Books.title}}" >
                 <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.Books.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.Books.title }}" />
                 {% if entry.Books.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         {% endif %}
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.Books.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.Books.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
           <p title="{{entry.Books.title}}" class="title">{{entry.Books.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         </a>
         <p class="author">
diff --git a/cps/templates/shelf.html b/cps/templates/shelf.html
index e5cb2ffb..a7b5bcf0 100644
--- a/cps/templates/shelf.html
+++ b/cps/templates/shelf.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     {% for entry in entries %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
       <div class="cover">
-            <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+            <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
               <span class="img" title="{{entry.title}}" >
                 <img src="{{ url_for('web.get_cover', book_id=entry.id) }}" alt="{{ entry.title }}" />
                 {% if entry.id in read_book_ids %}<span class="badge read glyphicon glyphicon-ok"></span>{% endif %}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             </a>
       </div>
       <div class="meta">
-        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('web.show_book', book_id=entry.id) }}" {% if simple==false %}data-toggle="modal" data-target="#bookDetailsModal" data-remote="false"{% endif %}>
           <p title="{{entry.title}}" class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         </a>
         <p class="author">
diff --git a/cps/templates/user_edit.html b/cps/templates/user_edit.html
index de7a4fb3..b489cbaf 100644
--- a/cps/templates/user_edit.html
+++ b/cps/templates/user_edit.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
           <input type="checkbox" name="Show_detail_random" id="Show_detail_random" {% if content.show_detail_random() %}checked{% endif %}>
           <label for="Show_detail_random">{{_('Show Random Books in Detail View')}}</label>
       </div>
-      {% if ( g.user and g.user.role_admin() and not new_user ) %}
+      {% if ( g.user and g.user.role_admin() and not new_user ) and not simple %}
       <a href="#" id="get_user_tags" class="btn btn-default" data-id="{{content.id}}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add Allowed/Denied Tags')}}</a>
       <a href="#" id="get_user_column_values" data-id="{{content.id}}" class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#restrictModal">{{_('Add allowed/Denied Custom Column Values')}}</a>
       {% endif %}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       </div>
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
-    {% if kobo_support and not content.role_anonymous() %}
+    {% if kobo_support and not content.role_anonymous() and not simple%}
     <div class="form-group">
       <input type="checkbox" name="kobo_only_shelves_sync" id="kobo_only_shelves_sync" {% if content.kobo_only_shelves_sync %}checked{% endif %}>
       <label for="kobo_only_shelves_sync">{{_('Sync only books in selected shelves with Kobo')}}</label>