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Old 05-02-2012, 02:41 PM   #1
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Interview with Kovid Goyal about Calibre
Open source software for ebook management: Interview with Kovid Goyal, creator of Calibre (April 30, 2012)




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Old 05-02-2012, 02:49 PM   #2
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Old 05-02-2012, 02:57 PM   #3
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Old 05-02-2012, 05:50 PM   #4
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Old 05-02-2012, 07:46 PM   #5
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Old 05-02-2012, 07:52 PM   #6
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Old 05-02-2012, 08:02 PM   #7
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Old 05-02-2012, 08:08 PM   #9
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Old 05-02-2012, 08:09 PM   #10
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The last sentence was a perfect way to wrap up the interview:

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To me, it is essential not being dependent on profit-driven corporations and proprietary software for something as important as books and reading.
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Old 05-02-2012, 09:04 PM   #12
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Old 05-03-2012, 12:50 AM   #14
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To show our respect we must refer to Kovid now as DR.Goyal
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