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calibre 1.0 has just been released. It took us only 7 years to get here ;). Yes, we are only a little more than 2 months away from calibre’s 7th birthday. This is a big moment, so allow us to indulge in a few lines of nostalgia before we go into all the cool stuff thatContinue reading “Here it is calibre 1.0 in all it’s glory”

calibre has been an excellent ebook managing and viewing software for sometime now. But we intend to live up to our slogan, making calibre the “one stop solution to all your ebook needs”. To this end we have recently (since calibre 1.15) added ebook editing capabilities for ebooks in EPUB and AZW3 formats. The editorContinue reading “calibre’s ebook editor”

It has been about a year from our last big release, so it is time for another one. calibre 2.0 was released today. Since calibre 1.0 most of the development has focused on the e-book editor. calibre aspires to be the one stop solution to all your ebook needs. That is what we say onContinue reading “Announcing calibre 2.0”

Bored of all your default covers looking like this: Since calibre 2.4,  released on 25 September 2014, calibre has added a selection of different cover designs with customizable fonts, font sizes and color schemes. Here are the set of default covers: There are 4 color scheme choices, namely: grass, silver, earth and water as youContinue reading “calibre cover designs”

Over the years we have had some complaints about calibre’s appearance. We have had just as many appreciative emails from people loving the look. While some people find large clear icons easy to use, other feel it makes the interface clunky. The problem with choosing a particular look is that you can never make allContinue reading “calibre icon themes”

Broken passwords, leaked photos, stolen credit card numbers. Have you been affected by at least one of these crimes? I bet you did, even if you didn’t realize that. You and I both give out our private information like it’s candy. And then we must trust this data stays safe. But – as you probablyContinue reading “Is calibre Safe? All You Need to Know”

Are you tired of spending so much time looking for your eBooks on an ugly Amazon page? Did you download an eBook from another website, but it’s an epub and you can’t easily send it to your Kindle? Well, let me help you with that.Kindle devices are incredibly popular and sometimes they’re used to back up arguments thatContinue reading “Managing Your Kindle Library Is Easy With calibre”

How to Backup, Move and Export Your Library in Calibre Have you ever lost your files? Crashing hard drives and accidental deletions teach us that there are two kinds of people: those who backup their files and those that will start to backup their files. Thankfully, calibre comes with tools to do just that – quicklyContinue reading “How to Backup, Move and Export Your Library in Calibre”