Select the Output Format for whatever your e-reader requires. Hit the 'Convert Books' and select either individual or bulk, meaning you can convert all your books at the same time with the same settings.

Need to convert to different format? Depending on what your e-reader of choice is, you may have to convert your files to a different format. The manager will fill in all the relevant data, including authors, ISBN, summary, reviews, publisher and published data, among others.ĭo this for all the rest of your titles, a very quick process and very rewarding, before moving on. When the book shows up (there are likely multiple versions) select the correct one and move on to the next page.

Select the one you want and hit 'OK' to be taken back to the main metadata page.įrom here, hit the 'Download Metadata' button on the bottom. Now, click on the 'Download Cover' button and the manager will search Google, Amazon and other sources to find the best cover for your e-book. When you have written the correct title into the 'title' box up top, hit the arrow to send it over to 'Title Sort.'

Select a book you wish to edit and hit 'Edit Metadata.' From here, and this is VERY important, make sure the title of the book is 100% correct. We are going to want to make sure everything is edited to look best for when it is transferred over, including cover and other metadata. Likely, many of your books will be in PDF or a text-based document like DOC or TXT. The process should be very quick (even if you have a ton of content) and your e-books should show up in the library momentarily.Įditing your library Once everything loads to the manager, click on 'Library' to check all your e-books. To do so, hit the 'Add Books' button as pictured and you will be prompted to add any books in the following formats: Getting Started The first thing you want to do after installing Calibre for the first time is to add your e-books to the manager. Please note that I am a Nook Simple owner, so please adjust outputs accordingly for your e-reader.Ĭalibre E-book Manager Required: This is the only piece of software you will need for the guide, the excellent freeware Calibre. The following guide will teach you how to use the EXCELLENT and FREE e-book manager Calibre to index, convert and manage your e-book collection. Current e-readers are priced down as low as $114 with an average of $140. adults has jumped to 12 percent (as of June 2011) and is expected to continue to grow, especially as prices drop. According to new figures from Pew Internet Research, e-reader ownership is moving at a blistering pace.

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