Thread: Access to Calibre while traveling
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Old 03-31-2015, 05:25 AM   #8
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Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
- an alternative gadget is this ==>> AirStash® Wireless Flash Drive

Is there a Calibre Companion look-alike for IOS. If not just dump all the books on a couple of flash drives (one for a spare) and read with your regular IOS reader. And give your laptop a holiday for a couple of months too.

I hate relying on wide area comms or phone service when I'm away, and international roaming charges can easily break the bank.

BR
I have not tested it (I may purchase one just so I can), but I would think that you could use calibre2opds to create a web site (using the Publish mode) on that drive that would contain all your files plus the web pages to access them from your iPad. I guess it just depends on how good the web server it claims to support actually is and how big a SD card you need to purchase to hold your Calibre library (I have a BIG library).

EDIT: Just decided I liked the look of this, so I have ordered myself one. I will report back on success/failure with using it in conjunction with Calibre2opds.
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