iPad Calibre alternative for iPad

[kacir]

Originally Posted by mr_mahermahey

Python probably has the furthest to go before it's worth spending time on, but there is a python for ios ide and app.

http://pythonforios.com
http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2011/08/09/...house-platform
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use/projec...0000006Kxu2EAC
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/binary-releases.php

I stand corrected.

I am very surprised that there is Python or Vim text editor for iPad.

I was under impression that Apple furiously fights any attempt to include any scripting language on iOS. I have looked into the matter and I see that has Apple relaxed the restrictions.

[Belle2Be]

Originally Posted by szweiner2

Could someone explain the steps used to access my calibre books through wifi to download and read my iPad. I've read the posts pointing out that many of you do this but I have trouble following the intricacies of accomplishing this task.

Thanks

I'm interested in this as well? I don't want to put all my books on my ipad?

[tbergman]

Originally Posted by Belle2Be

I'm interested in this as well? I don't want to put all my books on my ipad?

This is really pretty simple but I'm not at all sure how much detail is needed. You will, of course, need to have appropriate formats of the books already in Calibre. For iBooks, this would be ePub.

1) You need to enable the Calibre web server. This is done in the Calibre preferences panel under Sharing/Sharing over the net. The defaults should be OK. Then press "Start Server".

2) Using your PC, check to see if it's working by going to the URL "http://localhost:8080". If you used a different port than 8080. substitute it. Log in and you'll see the very nice interface Calibre provides.

3) Now you need to use Safari on your iPad/iPhone to get to this address. You will need to substitute either the name of your PC or the IP address of your PC for the "Localhost" portion of the URL. If you're on the same Wifi, the same pages you saw on your PC should now be seen on your iPad. You may need to look up the IP address of your PC. On a PC, type IPCONFIG at a command prompt.

4) After you find the book you want, choose "Get" and a dialog should pop up asking if you want to Open In... or, if you have iBooks installed, that choice should be there as well. Choose either iBooks or the reader application you prefer and the book should download and be available to read.

All of this can be expanded to allow access to your books from anywhere by opening up the appropriate ports on your firewall and router, getting a dynamic DNS address etc. Then you could access your calibre library from anywhere in the world. This gets a little more involved than the question being asked.