Kovid, the docs need an update. This section:
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Can I access my calibre books using the web browser in my Kindle or other reading device?¶
calibre has a Content Server that exports the books in calibre as a web page. You can turn it on under Preferences->Content Server. Then just point the web browser on your device to the computer running the Content Server and you will be able to browse your book collection. For example, if the computer running the server has IP address 63.45.128.5, in the browser, you would type:
http://63.45.128.5:8080
Some devices, like the Kindle, do not allow you to access port 8080 (the default port on which the content server runs. In that case, change the port in the calibre Preferences to 80. (On some operating systems, you may not be able to run the server on a port number less than 1024 because of security settings. In this case the simplest solution is to adjust your router to forward requests on port 80 to port 8080).
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The K3 does allow access to port 8080 -- I just tested it and had no problems at all, including downloading a book.
There was an issue with the cover staying displayed on the web page after it was complete, but I switched to a new page of books and that cleared up. Also, in portrait view, if I accidentally scrolled to the right side of the table, I could not get back to the left side (cleared up by using landscape mode instead).
I did get one reboot of the Kindle while browsing the page, but I've come to expect that when using wifi on the K3. (in fact, it just crashed while browsing through the NYT blog download from Calibre, but I've also had it crash just paging thru the main menu).