An ebook is a digital book that can be read on an e-reader. An e-reader is a tablet computer that is made specifically for books to read. With the free Calibre ebook manager you can create your ebook collection to manage and view.
Calibre is open source ebook software. The program offers a complete ebook management environment. The development has been started up in 2006 with the introduction of the first e-reader that made use of a screen with digital ink. This was the SONY PRS-500. The developer that this project started wanted Linux to work with this e-reader. This is something which at the time was not yet.
The main applications of the software include the management of large numbers of digital books, the sort of books on the basis of metadata that you can modify it, and transfer ebooks to your own e-reader.
This software has advanced features including library management, file conversion, automatic conversion of news feeds to ebook format, e-book reader synchronization function and an integrated e-book viewer.
The program is very regularly updated and is translated into Dutch. Calibre is available for Windows, Linux and Mac. It is the most popular open source program for managing ebooks on the desktop.
Calibre has the following features:
Calibre screenshots
You can free download Calibre 32, 64 bit and safe install the latest trial or new full version for Windows 10 from the official site.