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Originally Posted by nixsee
Thanks for the quick reply and clarification on integrated vs interfaced - it is what I intended.
Given that most only use ZMI to move from Zotero to Calibre, what features does Calibre offer that they find lacking in Zotero?
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Hi, nixsee! Since you asked, the biggest draw for me with Calibre is that I'm fairly visual in my organizational style. I can find the reference I'm looking for most quickly if I can see the cover. I use pretty extensive tagging and have some virtual libraries sorted by subject, but that last find cue is usually a visual grab from the cover layout. If I have to think of a title or author name, it takes me much longer.
I also appreciate that I can store epubs and pdfs equally easily, and Calibre's epub reader is easy to use.
Plus, Calibre is generally more powerful & better maintained. For example, it still makes me insane that I can't bulk edit Zotero fields without coding. Bulk editing is Computing 101. They've been promising to add that feature for years with no effect. I can also store my Calbre library in my dropbox and access it from multiple computers and devices. Zotero doesn't support that & has dire warnings against it. You can, however, subscribe to them to store your library. I'd rather give my support to a program that I see actively improving - Calibre. If Calibre generated citations, I'd drop Zotero completely.