I have yet to see another iOS app so feature packed; it supports bookmarks, annotations, look ups, fast flipping through both chapters and books, inverted viewing modes, and even downloading from remote
Calibre libraries.
However, it can be a pain to keep synchronized because you have to connect your ereader to your computer to update
your Calibre library.
I download all of my ebooks to my computer and store them in
my Calibre library, so it's very easy to browse my library and load books onto my ereader.
With the potential of ~ 36 GB of storage on the H2O, I could fit my entire
calibre library on the device.
Save to disk is meant to export files from
your Calibre library elsewhere.»
Add the epub file you downloaded to
your Calibre library by clicking the «Add books» button on the toolbar.
Besides that, what is the point of adding a book into
your Calibre library, if, then, you add it to your device from your computer's desktop?
The whole point of adding a book to
your Calibre library and editing its metadata is that you press SEND TO DEVICE button and add it to your device.
News feeds can also be downloaded from online sources and converted to
the Calibre library.
I don't even mind slightly higher price, because contrary to physical book I like the option to safely backup my whole
calibre library.
My kindle froze all the time until I removed most of my books onto
Calibre library I installed on my computer.
The DeDRM plugin for Calibre is brilliant in its ease of use: once installed, it will automatically remove the protective DRM from any Kindle e-book you add to
your Calibre library.
Until now Alfa allowed to scan
Calibre library but now it imports book data right from the Calibre database.
The first thing you need to do is make sure the Database Folder is pointed to the secret folder to which you moved
your Calibre library.
calibre2opds is a Java application that creates a Web site from
your Calibre library.
One method to achieve this is to add the ePub to
your Calibre library, and convert it from ePub to ePub.
They'll appear in
the Calibre library.
All my ebooks now reside in
my Calibre library.
Now click on an entry in
your Calibre library and choose «convert books» from the top bar.
To add a DRM protected ebook to
your Calibre library, download the protected file with the appropriate client software if necessary (Adobe ADE, Sony Reader software, etc), locate the file, and import it into Calibre like any other book.
@Mindy Herman You can but if you want to be able to use your iPhone with
your Calibre library, you need epub.
With the server, you can read the books in
your calibre library on any phone / tablet using just a browser.
I've had problems in the past with bookstores closing, even if a big bookstore closed giving enough time to download your ebooks, it would be a hassle to download all of them in one batch, so of course I keep backups of
my Calibre library.
Did I lost my books — no: they are either in Amazon cloud or in my offline
Calibre library.
If your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad is connected to the same network as your Mac or PC, then it should automatically recognize and add
the Calibre library to your list of book catalogs.
My brother uses a Droid and would like to be able to access
our Calibre library in the same way he can on the iTouch via Stanza.
For anyone new to Calibre and wanting to use the cloud to automatically sync
your Calibre library folder, if you use Windows be sure to pause syncing while using Calibre and only turn it back on once you have closed Calibre.
Not exact matches
(Tools are available for this, most notably from
Calibre, a free, open source e-book
library - management application.)
Sideloading content gets easily screwed up (I use
Calibre); too many sideloaded epubs seem to confuse it; when I switch between books, the fonts revert to default, no matter how many times I change it; and downloading BN samples also screws up the
library — the sideloaded content just disappears.
Would also be good to understand a bit more on non-profit providers of audiobooks, some having provided audiobook alternatives to those who can't read print for many years, such as
Calibre audio
library http://www.
calibre.org.uk they can only benefit from the growing social trend.
So if you're inclined to organize your
library outside any vendor - specific apps, such as in
Calibre, be aware that you won't be able to read any DRMed titles from the iBooks store outside iBooks.
Calibre is an awesome tool for both organizing your
library and converting formats.
Calibre (and boy howdy do I love me some
Calibre) was already my go - to program for managing my
library.
I assume that's what the original fonts option would be for (I'm too lazy to download, import, convert, and sideload everything anymore so I haven't used
Calibre in a long time — mostly I just read
library ebooks lately because it's my opinion that 90 % of writers suck at writing so I have no interest in paying for most books).
The only problem I found with the kindle was that if you are buying books in a series, it won't show the # of the series in brackets or anything in your
library, so I used
Calibre to set it so that the name of books is listed like «Series Title # - Book title» that way I know which is the next book in a series.
This is because I'm a regular user of
Calibre, which is a godsend to anybody who needs to manage a large ebook
library like mine.
The website says that
Calibre «is a free and open source e-book
library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.
There are also independent e-book management programs (most notably
Calibre), that can be used to manage an e-book
library and the contents of an e-reader through sideloading.
calibre is a free and open source e-book
library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.
6 ″ lightweight e-reader 300ppi with frontlight, SD card, WIFI, page turn buttons, audio & TTS with good
library management (or good interaction with
Calibre), great dictionairies (or possibility to install), easy way for annotations, adaptable fonts, and... a way to have a good screen protector without having to add the weight of a whole cover (so maybe something like on some of the Samsung phones).
Alternatively, you can use
Calibre to also manage your
library a little bit more effectively, but requires a bit of a learning curve.
The download software from
libraries that I use is either BorrowBox or OverDrive and I'm not sure how
Calibre will work with these — but I WILL try it.
Calibre's features include:
library management; format conversion (all major ebook formats); syncing to e-book reader devices; fetching news from the Web and converting it into ebook form; viewing many different e-book formats; giving you access to your book collection over the internet using just a browser.
Calibre will organize your e-book
library, fetch dozens of newspapers for you, allow you to browse through tens of online e-book stores, or convert and make your e-books ready for your e-book reader.
Calibre - Powerful enough program for creation of home
library.
It certainly offers a great deal of features alongside an easy to use interface, but what makes
Calibre seem like a great program is the fact that it possesses a certain charm about it, which gives you the feeling that your e-book
library is in good hands.
I've tried using
Calibre and it does say the files are on my device but they do not show up in my
library.
You can download any book in EPUB format and then use a 3rd party program like
Calibre to manage your
library.
«Tag your
library in
Calibre and it automatically gets managed on the Aura One (or any Kobo device).
Calibre stripped the DRM from epub and pdf just on adding to the
library — no plugins needed to be installed.