calibre 0.5.0 released!

kovidgoyal · 03-09-2009, 05:49 PM

Hi all,

calibre 0.5 was released today. It's been a year and a half since calibre 0.4.0 and here have been a lot of new developments in the world of e-reading.

Here's an (incomplete) list of the new features calibre has gained in the last 18 months

Support for new e-book reader devices: PRS-505/700, iPhone, Kindle 1 and 2, Cybook Gen 3
Conversion to the following formats: EPUB, MOBI and LIT. (LIT command line only)
Conversion from the following formats: ODF (OpenOffice documents), MOBI, LIT, RTF, EPUB, PRC, CBR, CBZ, FB2, PDF
The scheduled download of complete news articles from over a 150 news sources. The downloaded news can be created in any of the supported output formats.
E-book viewers for all the major ebook formats
Support for getting book metadata/covers from the internet
A built in web server to give you access to your book collection from anywhere in the world
New browsing modes: You can now browse your book collection by tags or by covers.
Translations into half a dozen languages.
A name change from libprs500 to calibre

All these developments would not have been possible without the efforts of many people. Some of the major code contributions came from:

llasram for LIT input/out and MOBI output
user_none for all the non SONY device drivers
kiklop74 for the majority of the new news sources
Falstaff for pylrs
FangornUK for the initial implementation of comic2lrf
Anatoly Shipitsin for FB2 input
Caleb Avery for the calibre logo and diaboNL for the ebook device icon

A special thank you to all the translators of calibre for making it available to people that aren't comfortable in English. In particular I'd like to thank Stdo and iacchi for doing the first two translations: German and Italian and keeping them up to date all this time.

In addition there were many contributions of patches/bug reports/news recipes too numerous to mention individually.

And last but not least, I'd like to thank the Mobileread community for all the feedback/donations/thank you notes that have kept me motivated to keep developing calibre. Keep them coming!

Finally, a note for people planning to upgrade from very old versions of calibre. Locate and save a copy of the file library1.db on your computer. If after the upgrade you find that the books are missing from your library, use the following command (in a Terminal) to import them from library1.db

Code:

calibre-debug --migrate library1.db path_to_your_new_library_folder

You can download calibre for free from here.

pilotbob · 03-09-2009, 05:52 PM

Congratulations!!!

Break out the bubbly...

BOb

Angst · 03-09-2009, 06:10 PM

Congratulations. I've come to use Calibre on a daily basis. It is now an indispensable tool for my ereader.

Since actions speak louder than words, I also made a donation.

Keep up the good work!

zelda_pinwheel · 03-09-2009, 06:13 PM

congratulations, of course, but above all BRAVO !! to everyone involved. i have come to really appreciate calibre and i am thrilled to see all the new features and developpment that goes into it.

thanks for all the hard work ! champagne all around !

Amalthia · 03-09-2009, 06:40 PM

wow, I noticed as time passed all the changes but having them listed out really reminds me of how much has been achieved.

Bravo!

Moejoe · 03-09-2009, 06:50 PM

Congrats, Kovid. You have produced possibly the premiere e-reading and management software available out there. Without Calibre I know I, and a lot of other people, would have found the e-reading experience a lot more troublesome.

StDo · 03-09-2009, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

A special thank you to all the translators of calibre for making it available to people that aren't comfortable in English. In particular I'd like to thank Stdo and iacchi for doing the first two translations: German and Italian and keeping them up to date all this time.
...

Thank you, you are welcome.

I hope all the german users of calibre will post their suggestions for improvement in the german section here to sharpen the german translation.

netseeker · 03-09-2009, 07:14 PM

Congrats kovid. You are our hero!

for your hard work.

Timoleon · 03-09-2009, 07:20 PM

Kovid Goyal has almost single-handedly lifted up the ebook industry by its proverbial bootstraps!

Pulp · 03-09-2009, 07:26 PM

Great news! Thanks alot for all the hard work!

Mitchll · 03-09-2009, 07:39 PM

Congrats to Kovid and all those who aided in the development. ;You have created a mainstay for e-book readers.

Mitch

tsgreer · 03-09-2009, 07:46 PM

Amazing work! I also use Calibre on a daily basis. It's the best and most helpful program I use. Thanks so much for everything you do!

Marysart · 03-09-2009, 07:54 PM

Wouldn't have bought my reader if it wasn't for calibre!

sirbruce · 03-09-2009, 08:32 PM

Congrats! Calibre is the best thing since ebooks began and you've fixed nearly all the bugs I've submitted promptly and professionally!

kilikini · 03-09-2009, 08:36 PM

Congrats, and thank you so much for your hard work, Kovid!
calibre is a joy to use and makes browsing my ebook collection a pleasure

03-09-2009, 05:49 PM	#1
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre, Ph.D. Posts: 10,092 Karma: 41079 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: PRS-500/505/700, K2, BeBook	calibre 0.5.0 released! Hi all, calibre 0.5 was released today. It's been a year and a half since calibre 0.4.0 and here have been a lot of new developments in the world of e-reading. Here's an (incomplete) list of the new features calibre has gained in the last 18 months Support for new e-book reader devices: PRS-505/700, iPhone, Kindle 1 and 2, Cybook Gen 3 Conversion to the following formats: EPUB, MOBI and LIT. (LIT command line only) Conversion from the following formats: ODF (OpenOffice documents), MOBI, LIT, RTF, EPUB, PRC, CBR, CBZ, FB2, PDF The scheduled download of complete news articles from over a 150 news sources. The downloaded news can be created in any of the supported output formats. E-book viewers for all the major ebook formats Support for getting book metadata/covers from the internet A built in web server to give you access to your book collection from anywhere in the world New browsing modes: You can now browse your book collection by tags or by covers. Translations into half a dozen languages. A name change from libprs500 to calibre All these developments would not have been possible without the efforts of many people. Some of the major code contributions came from: llasram for LIT input/out and MOBI output user_none for all the non SONY device drivers kiklop74 for the majority of the new news sources Falstaff for pylrs FangornUK for the initial implementation of comic2lrf Anatoly Shipitsin for FB2 input Caleb Avery for the calibre logo and diaboNL for the ebook device icon A special thank you to all the translators of calibre for making it available to people that aren't comfortable in English. In particular I'd like to thank Stdo and iacchi for doing the first two translations: German and Italian and keeping them up to date all this time. In addition there were many contributions of patches/bug reports/news recipes too numerous to mention individually. And last but not least, I'd like to thank the Mobileread community for all the feedback/donations/thank you notes that have kept me motivated to keep developing calibre. Keep them coming! Finally, a note for people planning to upgrade from very old versions of calibre. Locate and save a copy of the file library1.db on your computer. If after the upgrade you find that the books are missing from your library, use the following command (in a Terminal) to import them from library1.db Code: calibre-debug --migrate library1.db path_to_your_new_library_folder You can download calibre for free from here. __________________ Get calibre

03-09-2009, 05:52 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Wizard Posts: 12,327 Karma: 38310 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Classic	Congratulations!!! Break out the bubbly... BOb __________________ It is desirable that we should have a supply of good books; we cannot have such a supply unless men of letters are liberally remunerated; and the least objectionable way of remunerating them is by means of copyright. -- Thomas Macaulay, 1841

03-09-2009, 06:13 PM	#4
zelda_pinwheel WWHALD Posts: 24,577 Karma: 102009 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: ebookwise 1150	congratulations, of course, but above all BRAVO !! to everyone involved. i have come to really appreciate calibre and i am thrilled to see all the new features and developpment that goes into it. thanks for all the hard work ! champagne all around ! __________________ blog.ex-elibris.fr : les liseuses, les ebooks, nos lectures, la technologie… I don't want none of that mischief on my eels! - pdurrant by popular demand (well, vr is sure demanding, at least), we bring you the next exciting avatar in zelda's wardrobe, by the inimitable Madam Broshkina.

03-09-2009, 06:40 PM	#5
Amalthia Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 1006 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	wow, I noticed as time passed all the changes but having them listed out really reminds me of how much has been achieved. Bravo! __________________ "Yeah, miracle of birth, my ass. I'll tell you what a miracle is, birth control that works." - Colonel Dave Dixon (SG-1 Heroes part 1) "Of all Unicorns she is the only one who knows what regret is and love." -The Last Unicorn "There are no happy endings because nothing ends." -The Last Unicorn Ebook Fan Fiction Archive

03-09-2009, 07:14 PM	#8
netseeker sleepless reader Posts: 3,200 Karma: 10835 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS 505 (blue), PocketBook 360°, iPod touch, Palm Prè	Congrats kovid. You are our hero! for your hard work. __________________ Deutsches MobileRead Forum <-- rocks! MobileRead Posting Guidelines =>MobileReader schreiben (eine) Geschichte - Nicht lange überlegen, einfach mitmachen! <=

03-09-2009, 06:10 PM	#3
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 174 Karma: 2080 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: PRS-505	Congratulations. I've come to use Calibre on a daily basis. It is now an indispensable tool for my ereader. Since actions speak louder than words, I also made a donation. Keep up the good work!

03-09-2009, 06:50 PM	#6
Moejoe Wizard Posts: 4,185 Karma: 42361 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: 505	Congrats, Kovid. You have produced possibly the premiere e-reading and management software available out there. Without Calibre I know I, and a lot of other people, would have found the e-reading experience a lot more troublesome.

03-09-2009, 07:20 PM	#9
Timoleon Going Blind Posts: 222 Karma: 646 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New England Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone Palm Tungsten E	Kovid Goyal has almost single-handedly lifted up the ebook industry by its proverbial bootstraps! __________________ Quae Sursum Volo Videre

03-09-2009, 07:26 PM	#10
Pulp Palm Addict Posts: 475 Karma: 953 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3 [512mb, FW: 1.5]	Great news! Thanks alot for all the hard work!

03-09-2009, 07:39 PM	#11
Mitchll Cave Dweller Posts: 206 Karma: 506 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony reader prs-505 prs-900	Congrats to Kovid and all those who aided in the development. ;You have created a mainstay for e-book readers. Mitch

03-09-2009, 07:46 PM	#12
tsgreer Lovin' the e-book life... Posts: 623 Karma: 2503 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Device: Ebookwise 1150, Sony PRS-505, Amazon Kindle, BeBook (with OpenInkpot)	Amazing work! I also use Calibre on a daily basis. It's the best and most helpful program I use. Thanks so much for everything you do! __________________ Industrious + Simple Living + Frugal = Rich

03-09-2009, 07:54 PM	#13
Marysart Member Retired Posts: 69 Karma: 588 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: none	Wouldn't have bought my reader if it wasn't for calibre!

03-09-2009, 08:32 PM	#14
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 5727 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Device: Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Congrats! Calibre is the best thing since ebooks began and you've fixed nearly all the bugs I've submitted promptly and professionally!

03-09-2009, 08:36 PM	#15
kilikini Member Posts: 20 Karma: 76 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California, USA Device: Kindle 2, Sony PRS-600, iPod Touch	Congrats, and thank you so much for your hard work, Kovid! calibre is a joy to use and makes browsing my ebook collection a pleasure

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