to an ereader for portable reading, Calibre is exactly the tool you need. And for administrators looking for ways to convert and add books, PDFs, howtos, etc. The Calibre ebook manager is one of the best tools of the trade I have found for managing ebooks. Naturally Linux is not left out of this mix. Thankfully there are tools available for the PC to help you manage those collections. For many indie writers/publishers and readers of ebooks the challenge of managing a vast collection of works can be a bit overwhelming (thanks to the ereaders’ insufficient built-in book management tools). I have been in near-saturation mode with ebooks lately, due to the publishing of my own works of fiction (find them on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords). But did you know that Calibre has a built in server that allows you to access your library from a web browser? In this how-to, Jack Wallen shows you how to set up Calibre to serve up your book library.

It's quite possible that firmware upgrades have remedied some of these issues on the new hardware, as well.Īnd one last thing: I don't know if aesthetics play any part in your decision, but I'm partial to Sony because their e-readers are sleek and well-designed - they don't look hideously ugly like some other e-readers(*cough*Kindle*cough*).How to use Calibre to access your ebook collection onlineĬalibre is one of the most powerful ebook managers available. The only problems I've run into with my two-year old Sony Reader is that rendering can sometimes be slow, depending on the size of the PDF, and text can be hard to read if the creator used some odd formatting, but otherwise, it's a respectable solution. There are some other drawbacks compared to the Nook & Kindle, but surprisingly, the PRS models from Sony all support open standards like. It's been about a year since I last compared the different e-readers, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but the Sony Reader series was for a long time probably the best mainstream option for people who needed to view PDFs.

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