Thoughts on optimizing Calibre to be kid-friendly?
I love, love, love Calibre and don't find the default UI to be problematic at all.
I would, however, like to set up a very simple ebook management system on my daughter's computer that would allow her to browse books and add/remove them from her Kindle Paperwhite.
There is a ton of powerful functionality in Calibre she doesn't need. I'm not worried about her ruining anything, mind you, as she's a little techie at heart and very responsible (so if I say "hey don't mess with this and this because it'll make a huge headache for both of us and mess up your library" she'll understand and comply).
I'm more interested in making it as visually appealing/simple for her to use as the main goal is to showcase the books in a kid-friendly covers-out kind of way.
Besides the obvious things like switching to Cover Grid Mode when browsing the library, are there other things you'd suggest to make the experience more streamlined? Other than adding a few buttons to the toolbar, I've never mucked around with the UI and would appreciate any expertise you have to share.
(By the way, if the best solution is "Don't use Calibre, it's way overpowered for the needs of an elementary school child with a Kindle; use this simple app X instead" I'm totally open to that too!)
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