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Old 08-29-2010, 04:47 PM   #1
LarsonMattr
Edge User
 
Desktop Ebook managing software - Calibre

Hi everyone,

I just discovered this software today - http://calibre-ebook.com/ - Calibre.

Basically, it is a software package that is community developed/open source ebook manager for your desktop. They have versions available for Windows, Mac, Linux.

I just tried it on the Linux machine today - and its pretty cool!

It lets you organize all your ebooks, and convert formats. You can then export epubs and such for your Edge device that you could load by USB thumbdrive.
A nice feature is that it can generate .epub books from RSS feeds and Newspaper websites.

- So, I had it automatically build an epub of the NYTimes and the Washington post - and it has all the top stories with a nice formatting (similar to PressDisplay format) and includes story graphics, etc.

Anyways, it already supports all the devices such as Sony's, Nook, Kindle and so on.. perhaps someone will write a plugin for it just for the eDGe? For now, if you choose Sony as your device, it seems to work pretty ok - since Sony is also another .epub reader.

-Matt