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:
· Bulk metadata edit: Add a checkbox to prevent the refreshing of the book list after the bulk edit. This means that the book list will not be resorted and any existing search/virtual library will not be refreshed. Useful if you have a large library as the refresh can be slow.
· Allow manually marking a book in the calibre library as being on the device. To do so click the device icon in calibre, then right click on the book you want marked and choose 'Match book to library'. Once you are done marking all the books, right click the device icon and choose 'Update cached metadata'
· When adding formats to an existing book, by right clicking the add books button, ask for confirmation if some formats will be overwritten.
· Add a tweak to restrict the list of output formats available in the conversion dialog. Go to Preferences->Tweaks to change it.
Bug Fixes:
· Amazon metadata download: Update plugin to deal with the new amazon.com website
· Edelweiss metadata download plugin: Workarou...