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Calibre e-Book app can now convert books to Nook format
Calibre is one of the best free e-book apps out there. It's cross-platform, and it supports almost any e-book format you can think of. Calibre's latest trick is converting books to and from EPUB and PDB formats that work on Barnes and Noble's Nook e-reader. Version 0.6.27 of the app introduces this new feature, and it should turn at least a few Nook users on to how useful Calibre is.Calibre isn't just a converter, although it works well in that respect. It's also a great way to organize your book library, transfer books to other devices, and read books on your PC. Calibre is compatible with this long list of book formats:
- Input Formats: CBZ, CBR, CBC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, LRF, MOBI, ODT, PDF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, TCR, TXT
- Output Formats: EPUB, FB2, OEB, LIT, LRF, MOBI, PDB, PML, RB, PDF, TCR, TXT
Aside from the Nook and the Kindle, Calibre also works with iPhones, Android devices, and a host of less-popular e-reader devices. If you're into eBooks, it's a must-have app.
[via JKOnTheRun]
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Subscribe to commentsdjangelicDec 22nd 2009 5:09PM
I have been using calibre for about 6 months now, and it is truly an amazing program! I am able to share my books across my network to my android device, and with a library of over 14500 e-books (mostly science fiction) its hard to organize books, but not with calibre. it took a whole night but it seperated the books into authors, and titles and allows me to easily search and rate my ginormous library :) I love it!
robertv50Jan 12th 2010 3:51PM
I am able to share my books across my network to my android device, and with a library of over 14500 e-books (mostly science fiction) its hard to organize books, but not with calibre.
Of what formats do your input files consist? Do you allow Calibre to define your output file formats or do you specify a specific type?
djangelicJan 12th 2010 9:48PM
yes, calibre allows you to input almost any document (so far the only file type i couldnt import was a .chm file which is pretty weird anyways) to any type you want. most of my files are PDF, and before i send them to my ebook (sony prs-505) i add the metadata to the beginning of the actual book, so that when im away from my computer, i can read the summary of the book to see if im interested in reading that or no, and convert it to LRF or EPUB (FROM PDF!!! HOW COOL IS THAT???) and it works extremely well. I have yet to have any issues with it!
djangelicMar 13th 2010 3:24PM
Correction, lastest version of Calibre now supports CHM files!!! Holy cow, this program is amazing!
techpopsDec 27th 2009 10:15AM
This is a new one for me. Going to have to try it. I like the idea of the organisational stuff. It's no fun looking through books in a file manager.
btw @djangelic 14500 books is astounding! I thought I had a lot with something close to 200. I'm not worthy! hehe
techpopsDec 27th 2009 1:17PM
After playing around with this for a few hours I've decided its awesome and demand to know why no one told me about it before now!
My little book collection has never been this organised and metadata'd. And i keep finding little extra features that make me smile. Can't ask for more than that.
Thanks for the heads up!
djangelicJan 12th 2010 9:50PM
haha i must say i did cheat techpops, i downloaded a giant pack on bittorrent... :D haha lets just say my local library has nothing on me :D and the cool thing is, that i can give my friends an address, and they can connect to my calibre library and download any of my books!!! :D with all the metadata ive included and everything!
djangelicJan 12th 2010 10:00PM
btw, check out a snapshot of my calibre library :D http://twitpic.com/xvesp its beautiful... Im trying to download all the metadata on all books, but so far, ive only done 6 or 700 books :( will take a long time to get them all done, and if i read a book a day it will take me more than 40 years to finish them all...