To do this, simply click on the fetch news button and choose from a list of predefined news sources. Calibre has a very flexible built-in eBook viewer that does a great job at displaying my eBook formats, from DJVU to LIT and PDF.Īnother great feature is that of organizing your news sources in eBook format. Now, if you read your eBooks on your laptop or desktop computer, things are simple. Conversion from some PDFs to EPUB isn't always the best, but Calibre did a fairly decent job at creating a readable eBook in an open format. It constantly converted them better than any third party applications I had previously used. The main benefit of using Calibre – and this is how I started using it – is that it does a good job at converting eBooks to specific formats.
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We obviously need our software to handle the formats supported by our device. Undoubtedly, many discussions on the subject of eBooks are about the eBook format. But it has a lot more functionality, since you can access and modify the eBook's metadata or send it to your mobile device by using the menu buttons. Simply click on the little icon to the bottom right of the window, named "Cover browser." It has a bit of the feel of an iPod’s "Coverflow". I am a big fan of colors and images, so my favorite mode of browsing my eBooks collection is "Cover browser".
Tip: the bright yellow lines around the "Book list" section shows you that the other eBook information areas are hidden. Again, click on the appropriate icon, in the bottom right side of the window, to hide it or show it. Click on the eBook icon in the bottom right area to show or hide the "Detailed Information" area.Īnother way for viewing book information is the "Tag Browser" in the left hand side. As the name says, it gives you more data on the specific file, from cover to metadata. The right side of the window shows "Detailed information" about the selected eBook. The main one is the "Book list" section, listing them and their corresponding metadata (details such as author, publisher, date, etc). Don’t forget to choose yes/no for column type.Ĭalibre has three areas for displaying eBook information. You do that by going to the Preferences menu, clicking on "add your own columns", and then on the "+" button. Let’s say you want to create a yes/no column for the eBooks you’d like to share with your friends. The latest Calibre version has a very flexible interface. In case you've missed the startup wizard, you can go through it again by selecting it from the Preferences menu (the upper right icon). If you already have an eBook folder, you can select that particular folder. When Calibre first starts, it asks for you to select the directory where you wish to store your eBooks. In order for Calibre to handle your eBooks, you first need to tell it where to look for them. I also mean sorting, converting, creating, reading and actually transferring them to a specific device.Ĭalibre is the open source, cross platform application for eBooks that doesn’t just manage your eBook collection, but it is also capable of transforming news sources into eBook format, as well as syncing them to a specific device. And by handling, I don't just mean organizing or reading them. Whether you get frenetic when asked about your eBook collection, or happen to be a peaceful eBook reader, the software used for handling these files can greatly influence your efficiency.
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