Calibre is a free and open source eBook library management application developed by users of eBooks for users of eBooks.
Features of Calibre include :
Library Management
Calibre manages your eBook collection for you. It is designed around the concept of the logical book, i.e., a single entry in your library that may correspond to actual eBook files in several formats.
eBook Conversion
Calibre can convert from a huge number of formats to a huge number of formats. It supports all the major eBook formats.
Syncing to eBook reader devices
Calibre has a modular device driver design that makes adding support for different e-reader devices easy. At the moment, it has support for a large number of devices, the complete list of which is here. Syncing supports updating metadata on the device from metadata in the library and creation of collections on the device based on the tags defined in the library. If a book has more than one format available, Calibre automatically chooses the best format when uploading to the device. If none of the formats is suitable, Calibre will automatically convert the e-book to a format suitable for the device before sending it.
Downloading news from the web and converting it into eBook form
Calibre can automatically fetch news from websites or RSS feeds, format the news into a eBook and upload to a connected device. The eBooks include the full versions of the articles, not just the summaries. Examples of supported news sites include:
Comprehensive eBook viewer
Calibre has a built-in eBook viewer that can display all the major eBook formats. It has full support for Table of Contents, bookmarks, CSS, a reference mode, printing, searching, copying, customizing the rendering via a user style sheet, embedded fonts, etc.
Content server for online access to your book collection
Lots of features for a free software. Long live open source! Visit Calibre eBook.
Calibre eBook Management Software
Calibre is a free and open source eBook library management application developed by users of eBooks for users of eBooks.
Features of Calibre include :
Library Management
Calibre manages your eBook collection for you. It is designed around the concept of the logical book, i.e., a single entry in your library that may correspond to actual eBook files in several formats.
eBook Conversion
Calibre can convert from a huge number of formats to a huge number of formats. It supports all the major eBook formats.
Syncing to eBook reader devices
Calibre has a modular device driver design that makes adding support for different e-reader devices easy. At the moment, it has support for a large number of devices, the complete list of which is here. Syncing supports updating metadata on the device from metadata in the library and creation of collections on the device based on the tags defined in the library. If a book has more than one format available, Calibre automatically chooses the best format when uploading to the device. If none of the formats is suitable, Calibre will automatically convert the e-book to a format suitable for the device before sending it.
Downloading news from the web and converting it into eBook form
Calibre can automatically fetch news from websites or RSS feeds, format the news into a eBook and upload to a connected device. The eBooks include the full versions of the articles, not just the summaries. Examples of supported news sites include:
Comprehensive eBook viewer
Calibre has a built-in eBook viewer that can display all the major eBook formats. It has full support for Table of Contents, bookmarks, CSS, a reference mode, printing, searching, copying, customizing the rendering via a user style sheet, embedded fonts, etc.
Content server for online access to your book collection
Lots of features for a free software. Long live open source! Visit Calibre eBook.
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