Most often used calibre functions

thearr · 08-05-2011, 03:38 AM

What calibre functions do you use most often, on an every day basis?

Asawi · 08-05-2011, 03:48 AM

Tagging and organizing.

Manichean · 08-05-2011, 05:50 AM

Searching and transferring to device.

Out of interest, why do you ask?

thearr · 08-05-2011, 08:05 AM

Thanks for your answers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

Out of interest, why do you ask?

Calibre is a very powerful ebook library and I personally use, I think, less then 10% of it's abilities (actually only for organizing and books metadata and news fetching); and I'm just curious whether I miss some other handy purposes people use calibre for.

nynaevelan · 08-05-2011, 08:16 AM

1. Adding
2. downloading metadata
3. using plugins
4. saving to disk
5. sending to device

user_none · 08-05-2011, 08:43 AM

Conversation.

AlbertaCowboy · 08-05-2011, 09:13 AM

1. Tagging
2. Organizing
3. Conversions
4. Remote Server
5. Flipping through the cover browser with a small sigh of happiness.

theducks · 08-05-2011, 11:21 AM

OMG do you want the answer weighted?
1 tagging/fetching metadata and covers
2 sorting/viewing the list
3 sending/saving to mobile reader
4 converting/editing (calling external programs) of cover or body
5 <there is no single number 5 on a regular basis>

Starson17 · 08-05-2011, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Conversation.

Conversion?

speakingtohe · 08-05-2011, 03:09 PM

Passing the time when I am not reading or working or eating or socializing or sleeping.

When I am bored, which is often enough, I play with my calibre library.

Helen

neilmarr · 08-05-2011, 03:12 PM

Pretty well all of them. The odd exception is 'conversion'. I tend to go for books in ePub only, and I use 'conversion' only occasionally for non-DRM ebooks I can't get in ePub. I wouldn't want to encourage DRM by buying in. Neil

Pablo · 08-05-2011, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Conversation.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starson17

Conversion?

Maybe there's a chat plug-in on the way...

jsmack65 · 08-05-2011, 03:34 PM

1.) Editing Metadata, including fetching metadata & cover images
2.) Conversion
3.) "Open ePub in editor" generally to clean something up in Sigil
4.) Send to Device

user_none · 08-05-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

Maybe there's a chat plug-in on the way...

That's not a bad idea...

I blame auto correct on my phone.

Starson17 · 08-05-2011, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

That's not a bad idea...

I blame auto correct on my phone.

The Swype keyboard does that to me on a regular basis. I see that I typed the right word, but I fail to notice it's in red and needs to be confirmed. A few messages have been nearly unreadable.

(I like the chat function idea

)

08-05-2011, 03:38 AM	#1
thearr Member Posts: 22 Karma: 1756 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Moscow, RU Device: Kindle3, iPhone4, iPad2	Most often used calibre functions What calibre functions do you use most often, on an every day basis?

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08-05-2011, 08:16 AM	#5
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	1. Adding 2. downloading metadata 3. using plugins 4. saving to disk 5. sending to device

08-05-2011, 08:43 AM	#6
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Conversation.

08-05-2011, 09:13 AM	#7
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	1. Tagging 2. Organizing 3. Conversions 4. Remote Server 5. Flipping through the cover browser with a small sigh of happiness.

08-05-2011, 11:21 AM	#8
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,812 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	OMG do you want the answer weighted? 1 tagging/fetching metadata and covers 2 sorting/viewing the list 3 sending/saving to mobile reader 4 converting/editing (calling external programs) of cover or body 5 <there is no single number 5 on a regular basis>

08-05-2011, 03:09 PM	#10
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Passing the time when I am not reading or working or eating or socializing or sleeping. When I am bored, which is often enough, I play with my calibre library. Helen

08-05-2011, 03:12 PM	#11
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Pretty well all of them. The odd exception is 'conversion'. I tend to go for books in ePub only, and I use 'conversion' only occasionally for non-DRM ebooks I can't get in ePub. I wouldn't want to encourage DRM by buying in. Neil

08-05-2011, 03:34 PM	#13
jsmack65 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 865830 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: nook	1.) Editing Metadata, including fetching metadata & cover images 2.) Conversion 3.) "Open ePub in editor" generally to clean something up in Sigil 4.) Send to Device

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