MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - A change in relationship with Calibre . . .

TdeV · 03-15-2015, 06:30 PM

I’ve been a longtime Nook user and my library has always been loaded through Calibre. This means that I had no way to muse for a new book from the Nook except through one of two lists (alphabetical by author or title, which always started at the top of the list).

This has annoyed me so much that I contemplate purchasing a new Windows 8.1 tablet so I can run Calibre on my reading device. I’ve tested Calibre with a Lenovo 13” but I’m interested in a Lenovo 10”.

However, I find the native epub book viewer in Calibre to be quite clumsy on a small tablet (the command keys are too small for me to comprehend, the text resizing doesn’t change text size in large enough increments, etc.)

Here are my questions:

What do others (who select the next book directly from Calibre) choose as the best reading app? What tablet/device(s) do you use?

Calibre seems to operate poorly with the touch screen on a tablet (and I think it will be worse with a smaller screen). Instead of being able to scroll through the list of books, every finger swipe seems to activate some command. How do people get around this issue?

Thanks for any advice.

03-15-2015, 06:30 PM	#1
TdeV Dabbler Posts: 67 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Samsung Galaxy Reject:Lenovo 8.1 tablet Old: Colour Nook, HP Touchpad	A change in relationship with Calibre . . . I’ve been a longtime Nook user and my library has always been loaded through Calibre. This means that I had no way to muse for a new book from the Nook except through one of two lists (alphabetical by author or title, which always started at the top of the list). This has annoyed me so much that I contemplate purchasing a new Windows 8.1 tablet so I can run Calibre on my reading device. I’ve tested Calibre with a Lenovo 13” but I’m interested in a Lenovo 10”. However, I find the native epub book viewer in Calibre to be quite clumsy on a small tablet (the command keys are too small for me to comprehend, the text resizing doesn’t change text size in large enough increments, etc.) Here are my questions: What do others (who select the next book directly from Calibre) choose as the best reading app? What tablet/device(s) do you use? Calibre seems to operate poorly with the touch screen on a tablet (and I think it will be worse with a smaller screen). Instead of being able to scroll through the list of books, every finger swipe seems to activate some command. How do people get around this issue? Thanks for any advice.