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FWIW, I decided to purchase a Win7 license and install that on a VM. I also wanted the NAS to run Exact Audio Copy for ripping CDs, and act as the "control interface" for CrashPlan, so it was the path with the lowest learning curve (for me).
I think the TS-253A is an Intel CPU-based NAS, so you should be able to pursue either a Windows or Linux OS on a VM. I did push the RAM on my NAS up to its limit when I decided to run a Windows VM, and recommend doing this if you can.
Calibre runs 24x7 on the VM hosted by my NAS, and processes the (few) news feeds I run without any issues. I have those scheduled for the middle of the night, so I don't really pay any attention to the run time; content is available for download to my tablet in the morning.
I'm just using the browser interface to the VM, but if I needed a higher-performing interface there are freeware VNC options that you could make use of for either a Windows or Linux-based VM.
Cheers,
Alan
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