02-17-2011, 07:27 PM | #1 |
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Custom Calibre
Hi, i'm launching an indie Digital Bookstore for Latinamerica and i want to get in touch with Calibre developers to discuss the chances of building or working in a Custom Calibre ver. for this market and for the my costumers.
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02-17-2011, 07:35 PM | #2 |
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What customizations do you have in mind?
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02-18-2011, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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I have a few things in mind:
First some kind of "skins" so we can customize the graphic view of Calibre (don't get me wrong i'm the biggest fan and user but we're talking about a market that starts from ground zero and is a very lazy one) without messing around with the engine so in the updates from your side it doesn't jam the manger itself. I'm thinking about some way to buy direct from Calibre, i don't know if connecting direct from the software or with a explorer window that goes directly to the bookstore shopping cart (my knowledge of the programmig vudu is short) and then that the content downloads direct to Calibre so you can send it to your Kindle, Kobo, Sony etc... (less clicks better xperience) I'm going no DRM at all so that should make things easier. I want to provide my customers with the best buying/reading experience for me Calibre has done that so i'm coming to the source. I'm not thinking about some app that i can take and put only my name on it but to coparticipate with Calibre and that every customer in my site use and enjoy my books with the best software availabe for managing them. It would be good to know how about Synch between readings and the chances of going mobile with this possible Calibre Custom. I don't know if what i'm asking is not in your interest or is just damn hard. But i think nobody can answer that question like you. Thanks in advance |
02-18-2011, 11:13 AM | #4 |
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I have no spare development time personally, so I cannot really help, but the skinning and direct buy from within calibre are relatively easy to implement, so it should be possible for you to hire developers to do it.
The calibre viewer already remembers the last position read. As for a mobile version, that would be considerably harder. calibre si not designed to run in such a resource constrained environment. |
02-18-2011, 05:41 PM | #5 |
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Tks a lot for the answer, i will keep the thread if some other developer find this rather interesting.
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I'm and independent publisher and am also interested in customizing calibre. I think creating updated skins is a great idea. I have a very talented user interface designer who could certainly make that happen. Integrating a shopping cart would be key in my model. I also think taking it mobile is an amazing idea. Where my plans differ from yours is that I do want to incorporate DRM. I've private messaged you with my contact information. Please get in touch with me, as I'm very interested in discussing this further. |
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04-20-2011, 03:22 PM | #7 |
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0.8 (currently in beta test) adds an API for integrating stores into calibre. The API is still in flux as I'm getting user feedback but I plan to have it finalized by the official 0.8 release. The idea is an integrated search that will search all stores but the actual way the store is presented to the user is left up to the store plugin creator.
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I see custom skins being a simple issue, what would it take to take this thing mobile? |
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04-20-2011, 05:04 PM | #9 |
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You might want to start with this section of the manual. For just Windows support you can inquire with the developer of this portable version.
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Here is an e-mail I received from Adobe yesterday. Spoiler:
Last edited by DoctorOhh; 04-20-2011 at 08:46 PM. Reason: added spoiler |
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DRM systems such as Mobipocket, eReader and Adobe's EPUB DRM all need to be licensed from the respective companies that implement them. You're not going to see them allowing their technology in an open source project. You're also going to run into cost prohibitive licensing fees. |
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04-20-2011, 09:50 PM | #12 |
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You cannot have DRM implemented in open source software. See http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/free-s...princples/2436
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