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We agree that Calibre is plain looking - I'd say about Windows 95 in appearance. I don't know much about programming but I question the efficiency of it. I'm impatient and don't like to wait for install or start-up. I appreciate what the program can do in terms of conversion, and I understand the benefits of meta-tags, and not altering your original files but it's just not for me. Don't need it. Don't like being forced to use it so I won't. It's not like a paid a lot of money for the program, but I don't like the way I'm being told what's best for me. Listening to the "customers" isn't fully being implemented here, but hey...no one is forcing me to use it.
I don't get the car analogy. I appreciate the look and beauty of some older cars, but prefer modern day comforts. Air conditioning, sub-woofer sound, blue tooth heated seats, gps, rear-view camera, etc...but I will say that a sports car must be manual for me rather than automatic. Automatic could be faster for all I care, but there's something about changing the gears yourself...feeling part of the car in some way.
As for DOS...it was frustrating to use. Config.sys this, autoexec.bat that - why would I ever want to go back to that. Newer OS all the way. I think your trying too hard to label me as a luddite or control freak. Experience has taught me that I do need to be involved in things and I do appreciate some level of control or at least the OPTION to shape it to my habits and desires - is that so wrong? My preference is again folder structure left intact with catalog software simply linking to it, still providing search of all that meta-tag stuff, and without any duplication of files.
Alfa vs alpha...I assure you I'm using the demo.
It's the difference in the way some people's minds work. Perhaps my mind is too closed at my stage of life. All I want is some catalogue front end, to QUICKLY pull up pretty jpg covers of my books, with perhaps a brief summary, convert them to epub or lrf if needed (Sony 600 here) and fire them to the device if I want. This can be done without all this data manipulation and duplicity, and with improved aesthetics and quicker execution, hence my discontent.
As for any backups of data...I like to have my "books" folder linked to a Mozy account for $5/month. Calibre's duplicity isn't going to help me if the laptop gets swiped or if the drive gets bricked. USB one touch is great too and I use that as well, but not gonna help if your house burns down.
Calibre clearly works for you and thousands of others, and I appreciate your support of it. I hate to bash and critique someone's hard work particularly when they've done so much for the ebook community and not really asked much in return. To me though it could simply be better and more flexible. These issues are mentioned since early times for this program, but as I said before...they will continue to be brought up.
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