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Originally Posted by itimpi
You do not have to load the book into Calibre if you simply want to read it. The Calibre viewer can be used as a free-standing reader. However there are lots of alternative iewers around.
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I understand that - my problem is not the viewer. If I wanted to remove calibre from the equation - after any conversion and metadata was done I would just write the books to a directory structure and then use them on a remote device. But once I've done that on a file server - then there isn't much use to calibre at all if I have find alternative ways for file storage on each and every device I own.
I look at calibre like itunes - a simple interface to manage a multitude of formats. I also have itunes installed on my server, my two desktops, and my two laptops. So I can share and copy music however I want - while maintaining a master library on my server.
I already understand the work arounds (and live with them) - since I have been using calibre for a couple years now. I wasn't aware it couldn't be used as a client and thought I was missing something. I still stand by the fact that an opds client is what stands in teh way of it being feature complete. The only other thing I could think of to add is a store interface.