Calibre eBook library management is meant to be a complete eLibrary solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to eBook conversion, as well as eBook reader sync features and an integrated eBook viewer. See calibre in action an overview of the major calibre features and how to get started using them.
Calibre is an eBook library management application developed by users of eBooks for users of eBooks. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:
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A Guide to Creating and Formatting Documents for e-readers Using epub Calibre eBook Library Management User Manual Getting help with calibre
- The Grand Tour introductory video that will show you how to set up calibre and what its main features are.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that will help you resolve common issues.
- The Blog that has some easy to follow walk-throughs from a layman’s perspective.
- When you run calibre for the first time, a Quick Start Guide is automatically added to your calibre library
- The comprehensive User Manual that will show you how to do almost anything in calibre.
- And finally, a forum where you can ask any question you might have and get answers.
You can also check out calibre’s Facebook and Twitter pages to connect with other users.
Tutorials
If you didn’t find what you were looking for, you can also check out some of the calibre tutorials:
- Basic video tutorials that will show you how to use calibre’s e-book editor and tweak the interface.
- ABCs of e-book format conversion, by John Schember.
- A step-by-step guide on converting HTML and Microsoft Word formats using calibre.
- Another step-by-step guide on creating EPUB files starting from OpenOffice and Word, by the University of Leicester.
The calibre User Manual is available in many different languages. Just click the Change language link in the sidebar to view it in a different language.
- Library Management
- eBook conversion
- Syncing to eBook reader devices
- Downloading news from the web and converting it into eBook form
- Comprehensive eBook viewer
- Content server for online access to your book collection
