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Old 08-18-2008, 01:03 PM   #8
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calibre has several functions in one package:
  • a library manager to organize your ebooks
  • a loader for the Sony PRS series of readers
  • a creator of LRF format books for the Sony family of Readers
As BOb pointed out, you don't "need" calibre. In fact, calibre does not work with DRM protected files (as I remember) so books you purchase from the Sony Store will still require you to use their software.

calibre as creation software for LRF ebooks is its strongest point. It is used by many here at MobileRead to create the free download ebooks. Additionally, the 10,000+ LRF (multiformat) ebooks offered by Fictionwise are created with calibre. There are routines in calibre to convert from almost every other format of ebook to Sony LRF format and an extensive library of premade routines to create LRF ebooks from newspapers and magazines that are available on the web (these include the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the Economist to name a few.)

It has enhanced my enjoyment of the Sony tremendously.
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