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phaeren12 · 09-06-2014, 04:53 PM

Ok, Let me give you some background on my setup first. So, I have two different computers that both have copies of the same Calibre library. On my desktop, I tend to read EPUB or MOBI formats and on my laptop I prefer to read PDF. So for each book in my library I have at least two formats: 1) either EPUB or MOBI, 2) PDF. The reason I use pdf on my laptop is because my laptop is a Dell Latitude XT2, so I can rotate the screen and use it as a touchscreen tablet which i like to do when reading books. I have found, as far as my preferences, that the touch controls work more smoothly in my PDF reader than calibre's e book viewer. I have already told calibre not to use the ebook viewer for PDF so I have that covered. Now to my question.

I browse my books by using the cover browser. When I click on the cover of the book I want to read it does one of two things: opens my pdf in my pdf reader if pdf is the only format i have of that book, or it opens an epub/mobi in the Calibre E-Book viewer if I have that file type. My question is, if I have both an EPUB format and a PDF format for a book, is there a way to set it so that when I click on the cover it opens the PDF format in my PDF Reader instead of defaulting and opening the EPUB format in the Calibre E-Book Viewer?

I know this is kinda wordy, so feel free to ask for clarification and I'll try my best to help you muddle through it.

09-06-2014, 04:53 PM	#1
phaeren12 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: None	Change Default Format Opened When clicking a cover in cover browser? Ok, Let me give you some background on my setup first. So, I have two different computers that both have copies of the same Calibre library. On my desktop, I tend to read EPUB or MOBI formats and on my laptop I prefer to read PDF. So for each book in my library I have at least two formats: 1) either EPUB or MOBI, 2) PDF. The reason I use pdf on my laptop is because my laptop is a Dell Latitude XT2, so I can rotate the screen and use it as a touchscreen tablet which i like to do when reading books. I have found, as far as my preferences, that the touch controls work more smoothly in my PDF reader than calibre's e book viewer. I have already told calibre not to use the ebook viewer for PDF so I have that covered. Now to my question. I browse my books by using the cover browser. When I click on the cover of the book I want to read it does one of two things: opens my pdf in my pdf reader if pdf is the only format i have of that book, or it opens an epub/mobi in the Calibre E-Book viewer if I have that file type. My question is, if I have both an EPUB format and a PDF format for a book, is there a way to set it so that when I click on the cover it opens the PDF format in my PDF Reader instead of defaulting and opening the EPUB format in the Calibre E-Book Viewer? I know this is kinda wordy, so feel free to ask for clarification and I'll try my best to help you muddle through it.