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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Yep, basically:
- You can run a calibre content server, via the Connect/Share dropdown, using "Start Content Server".
- This will setup a local website at
Code:
your_computers_ip_address:configured_port
- You can type that in to any browser from a computer on the same WiFi network, to access a web-based catalog of your calibre library, complete with search, and download links for the ebook formats.
- You can connect this web address to the outside world using port forwarding, see here for a walkthrough: http://www.howtogeek.com/66214/how-t...n-your-router/
- Some services that you can use to have a website name instead of an ugly IP address: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-free-...dns-1561556205
- Now, you can go to the website you setup, and see all your books, from anywhere in the world. download them to your ereader, tablet, PC/Mac, etc. -- anything with a browser.
Remember when setting this up, under Preferences ==> Sharing ==> Sharing over the Net, you can set a username and password to prevent random people from finding and downloading your books.
You can also set the server to start whenever calibre is started. |
Thank you for the detailed instructions. Is the calibre plugin that exports epubs as kepubs on the fly compliant with this means of transfer? Or can one transfer only plain epubs or previously converted kepubs by this method?