In it’s most simplistic use, Calibre is intended to be an ebook organization tool. The Part 2 of this article will address Calibre as a format conversion tool Calibre As an eBook Management Tool This week I’m going to address Calibre as the eBook management tool, a program I think is a must for every ebook reader regardless of what device she uses (except maybe the Kindle). The program is free and open source, available for MAC, Windows PC, and Linux users. Jane Book Reviews / Ebooks Calibre / digital publishing / ebook software / ebook technology / Sony Reader 67 CommentsĬalibre is a software program that is developed by a devoted reader and brilliant programmer, kovidgoyal. If you love books or news, this is definitely the free download for you.DecemCalibre: The eBook Reader’s Best Friend, Part 1 of 2 Presently, Newsweek, The New York Times, The BBC, and The Economist are all supported. If you’re more about news than books, Calibre can fetch from your favourite feeds and convert them into eBooks for you to read easily. If your eBook has more than one format available, the software will immediately choose the best one for you when it uploads to your device.

This software also has a modular device driver that’s designed to make adding different eReaders simple (right now it supports the Sony PRS 500/505). You can easily access this function by simply clicking or touching the “Convert E-books” button. HTML, LIT, RTF, TXT, and PDF files are all easily converted to the Sony eBook reader format LRF with the Calibre software. You can easily search your library by the metadata if you use the advanced search settings. You can also fetch the cover for your books this way. If you don’t want to insert your own metadata, you can fetch it simply by using your books ISBN number. The series function helps you find a book by the series it belongs to, the tags function allows you to categorize your books by tags that you insert, and the comments function allows you to describe the book and add comments on it.

This freeware also supports searchable metadata fields such as comments, tags, and series. Once the eBooks are in your library, you can sort them by date, title, author, publisher or rating making it easy to find exactly the book you’re looking for every time. Regardless of whether you need library management, format conversion, or you’d like to convert your newsfeeds into eBooks, Calibre is exactly the program you need.

Comprehensive management for e-book librariesĬalibre is the perfect software choice for cataloging all of your eBooks.

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