E-books are becoming more and more popular, thanks to how easy they are to carry and transfer. Calibre Portable is a small tool that can help you manage the entire library, convert between various formats and sync your e-reader.
The program has a simple interface that should be easy to figure out by all users, regardless of their level of experience.
First and foremost, the tool lets you choose the manufacturer of your device, coming with an extensive list that includes Amazon, Android, Apple, Astak, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, PocketBook and Sony, to name just a few.
After making this selection, the app provides a long list of devices available for each of them.
Books can be added to the program from various directories on the computer. These are listed on the interface with various details, such as the title, author’s name, date, size, rating, tags, name of the series and the date it was published.
The utility lets you edit the metadata of all the items. This should help you filter through the entire library with ease, as the app enables you to view all the authors, languages, series, publishers and file formats stored.
This tool supports a wide range of file formats, including EPUB, LIT, MOBI, AZW, PDF, TXT and DOC, to name just a few. When converting a certain file, you can select one of these, edit the metadata, change the font options, text justification, page setup and format-specific details.
You may also use the program to read e-books straight from the computer screen or send the items straight to your device.
All in all, Calibre Portable is a great tool that can perform a wide range of actions and which is quite useful to all those passionate readers that have an extensive collection of electronic books. Furthermore, since the program is completely portable, it can be launched from any removable device and it shouldn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.
Less experienced users should find it easy to handle, thanks to the intuitive interface and layout.
What's New in This Release:
New Features:
· Content server: When browsing random books, add a button to the book page to get another random book.
· Kobo driver: Update cover uploading for Kobo firmware 2.3.1 and later.
· Add a tweak under Preferences->Tweaks to try to recoginze numbers inside text fields like title when sorting. This will cause Book 2 to sort before Book 100. However, it is slower and can have trouble when the text starts with a number. If you want numeric sorting you should use the series field for it.
· Get Books: Update the Amazon and Foyles store plugins
· Add a setting in Preferences->Tweaks that controls the sorting of the Copy to Library and Quick Switch menus. If the number of libraries is larger than the set value, the lists are sorted alphabetically instead of by frequency of use.
· Driver for Iriver Story EB12.
· Edit metadata dialog: When pasting in copied text into the comments area, you can now choose to discard all formatting. Right click on the comments area and select 'Paste and Match style'...