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Originally Posted by kiwidude
@Kovid - yes indeed, adding to the wizard would delay users getting to the "good stuff" by a couple more clicks.
Obviously for my own usage I have no need of some simplified setup nowadays, so I'm not going to get upset if everyone disagrees with me  . Certainly calibre has also moved on a lot since I started using it, the forums have been reorganised, stickies added, help file sections, obviously the plugin community I think I helped bring to life and so on. I do agree with the comments that say *once* you know what you are doing, calibre is very easy to use, and with the exception of the file system (yawn) no-one questions its flexibility. I would not have spent thousands of hours writing and supporting plugins/calibre if I didn't think calibre was worth the effort. But that doesn't mean I don't empathise with the OP about the first time experience  |
I think you have made a very valid point, which I agree with completely.
I too have been using Calibre for about 18 months and have gradually learnt to use it but I am still learning about how to harness its power. I haunt the forums because things regularly crop up, which I do not know, and often are not covered in the manual (no manual can cover everything). In this I am helped by the fact that am a long time PC user who worked in IT for a number of years and so have no fears about playing with software.
The problem is that (as kiwidude said) other people, who do not have a similar background, or interest in IT, just want to store, load and remove books from their ereader as easily as possible and can be overwhelmed by their first view of Calibre.