Comments on: Calibre 0.6.0 released http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/calibre-060-released/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Davidson http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/calibre-060-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1111552 Bill Davidson Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:13:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=25808#comment-1111552 Thanks. Thanks a whole bunch. bill Thanks. Thanks a whole bunch.

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]]> By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/calibre-060-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1110912 Alan Wallcraft Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:02:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=25808#comment-1110912 JM: Calibre works on 64-bit Windows. What does not work in 64-bits is the USB module to support the Sony PRS-500. The 3rd party Savory program uses Calibre installed on a Kindle 2 to convert DRM-free PDF and ePub to MOBI on the device. See http://blog.fsck.com/2009/04/savory.html So this approach is certainly possible on any of the recent ebook readers. However, since you have to connect to a desktop via USB to transfer ebooks to most current readers, running Calibre on a desktop makes sense too. JM: Calibre works on 64-bit Windows. What does not work in 64-bits is the USB module to support the Sony PRS-500.

The 3rd party Savory program uses Calibre installed on a Kindle 2 to convert DRM-free PDF and ePub to MOBI on the device. See http://blog.fsck.com/2009/04/savory.html
So this approach is certainly possible on any of the recent ebook readers. However, since you have to connect to a desktop via USB to transfer ebooks to most current readers, running Calibre on a desktop makes sense too.

]]> By: Mark http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/calibre-060-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1110873 Mark Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:38:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=25808#comment-1110873 Calibre is OS independent - works on win/linux/mac. It was not made for installation on the e-reader device since it is a library/conversion program that depends on python and a processor which would overwhelm the hardware of a reader device. As for publishers getting on board, there are quite a few publishers who use calibre to make their ebooks already including fictionwise. Even authors such as Jeffrey A Carver have utilized calibre to convert their books. It is extremely powerful and elegant software that is free and continues based on the volunteer work of Kovid and several other developers. Calibre is OS independent – works on win/linux/mac. It was not made for installation on the e-reader device since it is a library/conversion program that depends on python and a processor which would overwhelm the hardware of a reader device. As for publishers getting on board, there are quite a few publishers who use calibre to make their ebooks already including fictionwise. Even authors such as Jeffrey A Carver have utilized calibre to convert their books. It is extremely powerful and elegant software that is free and continues based on the volunteer work of Kovid and several other developers.

]]> By: JM Reep http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/calibre-060-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1110790 JM Reep Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:13:42 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=25808#comment-1110790 This is a very nice idea. I would have downloaded the program, but I'm using a 64-bit Windows machine. Ideally, software like Calibre would be installed on all ebook devices so that it doesn't matter what what format you download a book in -- it will run on your device. Unfortuately, I don't see companies like Amazon, which have a lot at stake in pushing their DRM and their own proprietary formats, integrating this sort of software any time soon. But maybe some of the lesser-known ebook reader makers will get on board. This is a very nice idea. I would have downloaded the program, but I’m using a 64-bit Windows machine.

Ideally, software like Calibre would be installed on all ebook devices so that it doesn’t matter what what format you download a book in — it will run on your device. Unfortuately, I don’t see companies like Amazon, which have a lot at stake in pushing their DRM and their own proprietary formats, integrating this sort of software any time soon. But maybe some of the lesser-known ebook reader makers will get on board.

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