You can edit metadata, upload files, or even read the ebooks in your web browser It’s called Content Server, and it basically lets calibre act as a file server for any device that can access a local network (wired or wireless) via a web browser – including Kindle, Nook, and some other ereaders. By the time you get your 7th or 8th device this can get a little frustrating, and that’s why I’m glad calibre offers a better option. If you have to support a lot of ereaders or tablets, you’ve probably gotten used to having to plug them all in via USB so you can transfer ebooks and other content. Since I haven’t really looked at calibre in at least a couple years, I decided now was a good time to update and expand this post from 2012. I have been using calibre since long before it was even called calibre (since June 2007, in fact), and I know that I have just scratched the surface for all it can do.
I was setting up my new laptop this weekend (well, newer) when I realized I hadn’t updated calibre in forever.Ĭalibre is well known for being the best free app for managing your ebook and ereader collection, but this app can do a lot more than just move ebooks to your ereader or convert them from one format to another.