Calibre default reader vs. Kindle app question

robbw · 05-23-2012, 08:52 AM

I'd like to use the Calibre reader on my MBP to read books. Currently, when I open an ebook in Calibre the Kindle application launches and the book is opened in Kindle instead. How do I change the default reader?

Thanks!

dwig · 05-23-2012, 09:20 AM

Preferences>Behavior>"Use internal viewer for" - simply check the appropriate boxes. Unchecked formats open in the operating system's default application.

robbw · 05-23-2012, 09:20 AM

THANK YOU!!!

dwig · 05-23-2012, 09:22 AM

also...

there is an "Open With" plugin which provides a way to bypass both calibre's preferred app and the system default directing the open instruction to a specified app.

I set prefs and system settings to use my preferred proofing/reading apps. I then use Open With to access apps (open cover in Photoshop, open ePub in Sigil for editing, ...) that I only use for special functions.

05-23-2012, 08:52 AM	#1
robbw Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 567618 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: K2, K3	Calibre default reader vs. Kindle app question I'd like to use the Calibre reader on my MBP to read books. Currently, when I open an ebook in Calibre the Kindle application launches and the book is opened in Kindle instead. How do I change the default reader? Thanks!

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05-23-2012, 09:20 AM	#2
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	Preferences>Behavior>"Use internal viewer for" - simply check the appropriate boxes. Unchecked formats open in the operating system's default application.

05-23-2012, 09:22 AM	#4
dwig Wizard Posts: 1,613 Karma: 6718479 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Paradise (Key West, FL) Device: Current:Surface Go & Kindle 3 - Retired: DellV8p, Clie UX50, ...	also... there is an "Open With" plugin which provides a way to bypass both calibre's preferred app and the system default directing the open instruction to a specified app. I set prefs and system settings to use my preferred proofing/reading apps. I then use Open With to access apps (open cover in Photoshop, open ePub in Sigil for editing, ...) that I only use for special functions.

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