Building Calibre on Honeycomb

phm92190 · 12-08-2011, 06:24 AM

I am looking for an Android version of Calibre. I have my calibre library on an external Hard Disk and I would like to access it from my Android tablet when I am on the go.

Does it make sense? Does it seem feasible?

user_none · 12-08-2011, 06:50 AM

Calibre will not build or run on Android. The best you can do is have calibre running on a computer and use the content server to share your library. Then access your library using your tablet's web browser.

Dopedangel · 12-08-2011, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Calibre will not build or run on Android. The best you can do is have calibre running on a computer and use the content server to share your library. Then access your library using your tablet's web browser.

Well their is an app it can access your calibre library database so you can copy your whole library to your device and browse it using that but I am not sure if it will work with an external drive
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.calibre.local

user_none · 12-08-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dopedangel

Well their is an app it can access your calibre library database so you can copy your whole library to your device and browse it...

Be aware that this is a 3rd party app that has no affiliation with calibre proper.

MmavisO · 12-08-2011, 08:21 PM

You could also use Dropbox (disclaimer: if you sign up using the link in my signature, we both get extra storage space free). I have dropbox on my pc and my tablet and copy my calibre library to it. Then sync the tablet to it, and there it is! You could put it on your external drive, too, and keep it, your pc, and your tablet all synced.

pmcnz · 12-21-2011, 07:24 PM

Hi,
Warning - Dumb question!
If Android is an evolved version of Linux and Calibre runs on Linux, then is it technically feasible to adapt Calibre to run on a device that has Android as its OS?
The reason I ask is that I think it would be ideal to have an Android tablet that has Calibre installed so I can download ebooks from the internet, optimise them for viewing using Calibre and read them - all on one device.
Paul

12-08-2011, 06:24 AM	#1
phm92190 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle	Building Calibre on Honeycomb I am looking for an Android version of Calibre. I have my calibre library on an external Hard Disk and I would like to access it from my Android tablet when I am on the go. Does it make sense? Does it seem feasible?

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12-08-2011, 06:50 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Calibre will not build or run on Android. The best you can do is have calibre running on a computer and use the content server to share your library. Then access your library using your tablet's web browser.

12-08-2011, 08:21 PM	#5
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	You could also use Dropbox (disclaimer: if you sign up using the link in my signature, we both get extra storage space free). I have dropbox on my pc and my tablet and copy my calibre library to it. Then sync the tablet to it, and there it is! You could put it on your external drive, too, and keep it, your pc, and your tablet all synced.

12-21-2011, 07:24 PM	#6
pmcnz Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 97970 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Auckland, NZ Device: PRS-650, Kindle DXG	Hi, Warning - Dumb question! If Android is an evolved version of Linux and Calibre runs on Linux, then is it technically feasible to adapt Calibre to run on a device that has Android as its OS? The reason I ask is that I think it would be ideal to have an Android tablet that has Calibre installed so I can download ebooks from the internet, optimise them for viewing using Calibre and read them - all on one device. Paul

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