BookLore: A Self-Hosted Application for Managing and Reading Books - Page 2

HappyCalibreUser · 02-10-2025, 03:58 PM

[theducks] I would rather go for WORKING and RELIABLE, than making it 'pretty'.

Amen BROTHER! If it ain't broke be happy with it.
From what I saw there were several "Great suggestion! A conversion feature is on my to-do list and will be supported soon. Thanks for the input!"
I've invested, I guess at least 2 decades in Calibre, and unless Covid decides he's wants to come to my house and put material into my library for me. I find my time puttering in Calibre quite pleasant.

I've been using Calibre since around 2.0 or 3.1 or there-a-bouts. I find Calibre easy to use, easier over time to make changes or whatever. I've made lot's of library rebuilds and choices throughout that time frame. And I find I'm happy with Calibre's looks and actions.

I think Covid mentioned a while back the library ran nicely to around 150,000 books. Two months back at 224,000 making any cell change was taking around 5 seconds to save. So I have divided my library into two. Everything but the comic books will remain in the main library. If the time comes to divide another choice from the main library, I can do so in one simple move and walk away while Calibre handles the grunt-work, no matter if it takes over a week for it to drop the materials in.

Plus, I am a tad lazy, the one change I keep hoping to see some day is being able to use a slider switch to re-size the book covers in the cover grid view. That would be much easier than inserting the size numbers. Then I honestly could not think of wanting for anything else.

Have I mentioned that "I love my Calibre?" Plus Calibre has been a fixture in my life almost a quarter of a century while other library's came and went, usually pretty quickly.

Frogm4n · 02-15-2025, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyCalibreUser

Covid

I'm assuming it's an autocorrect mishap, but his name is Kovid.

piperclassique · 03-25-2025, 03:23 PM

I think a new Calibre Companion that worked on recent Android versions would be just fine.

Sent from my 2306EPN60G using Tapatalk

Hellmark · 04-07-2025, 12:44 AM

Having a server backend is kinda nice, but it looks like it is entirely browser based for the front end, which I am not a fan of.

I just wish that I could have Calibre use a server for storing the metadata and files, so I could access the same library across multiple devices.

ownedbycats · 04-07-2025, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellmark

Having a server backend is kinda nice, but it looks like it is entirely browser based for the front end, which I am not a fan of.

I just wish that I could have Calibre use a server for storing the metadata and files, so I could access the same library across multiple devices.

You can.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html

theducks · 04-07-2025, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

You can.

https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html

@hellmak wants a file server because he does not like (the default) Browser front end.
It has been

many times. Calibre is not designed to ALLOW use on a possible multi-user system or one with any delay (NAS, Network Share).
Those are extremely sensitive to even the slightest network burp.

Quoth · 04-07-2025, 10:17 AM

The Calibre Content server seems to work fine on WiFi with Pocketbook app on Android using OPDS rather than a Browser, though also works with a browser. Since there is only one instance of that as part of the single running copy of Calibre with its local files it's unlikely to mess up.

theducks · 04-07-2025, 11:14 AM

I might have confused things by thinking the OP wanted a external (not the Library PC) file connection.

The Content server STILL works with my old MultiPie version of Calibre companion from my TAB A (has Moon+. I never explored newer viewer direct to server support). What I don't have (or really want), is the ability to make Changes to the Library via the device.

The Browser interface now allows some of that (it is a single internal connection to the data, just has multiple "content server" clients, not DB clients.

Hellmark · 04-14-2025, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

@hellmak wants a file server because he does not like (the default) Browser front end.
It has been

many times. Calibre is not designed to ALLOW use on a possible multi-user system or one with any delay (NAS, Network Share).
Those are extremely sensitive to even the slightest network burp.

Yeah, being browser based of the UI is the issue I have with the Calibre server. If there was someway where the backend for calibre-server was the same, just the normal app could interface with it, that'd be ideal. That way you're not doing a multi user, or running int any of the other normal networking issues.

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02-10-2025, 03:58 PM	#16
HappyCalibreUser Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: none	[theducks] I would rather go for WORKING and RELIABLE, than making it 'pretty'. Amen BROTHER! If it ain't broke be happy with it. From what I saw there were several "Great suggestion! A conversion feature is on my to-do list and will be supported soon. Thanks for the input!" I've invested, I guess at least 2 decades in Calibre, and unless Covid decides he's wants to come to my house and put material into my library for me. I find my time puttering in Calibre quite pleasant. I've been using Calibre since around 2.0 or 3.1 or there-a-bouts. I find Calibre easy to use, easier over time to make changes or whatever. I've made lot's of library rebuilds and choices throughout that time frame. And I find I'm happy with Calibre's looks and actions. I think Covid mentioned a while back the library ran nicely to around 150,000 books. Two months back at 224,000 making any cell change was taking around 5 seconds to save. So I have divided my library into two. Everything but the comic books will remain in the main library. If the time comes to divide another choice from the main library, I can do so in one simple move and walk away while Calibre handles the grunt-work, no matter if it takes over a week for it to drop the materials in. Plus, I am a tad lazy, the one change I keep hoping to see some day is being able to use a slider switch to re-size the book covers in the cover grid view. That would be much easier than inserting the size numbers. Then I honestly could not think of wanting for anything else. Have I mentioned that "I love my Calibre?" Plus Calibre has been a fixture in my life almost a quarter of a century while other library's came and went, usually pretty quickly.

03-25-2025, 03:23 PM	#18
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 990 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	I think a new Calibre Companion that worked on recent Android versions would be just fine. Sent from my 2306EPN60G using Tapatalk

04-07-2025, 12:44 AM	#19
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,585 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Having a server backend is kinda nice, but it looks like it is entirely browser based for the front end, which I am not a fan of. I just wish that I could have Calibre use a server for storing the metadata and files, so I could access the same library across multiple devices.

04-07-2025, 10:17 AM	#22
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,647 Karma: 103503445 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	The Calibre Content server seems to work fine on WiFi with Pocketbook app on Android using OPDS rather than a Browser, though also works with a browser. Since there is only one instance of that as part of the single running copy of Calibre with its local files it's unlikely to mess up.

04-07-2025, 11:14 AM	#23
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,881 Karma: 59840450 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I might have confused things by thinking the OP wanted a external (not the Library PC) file connection. The Content server STILL works with my old MultiPie version of Calibre companion from my TAB A (has Moon+. I never explored newer viewer direct to server support). What I don't have (or really want), is the ability to make Changes to the Library via the device. The Browser interface now allows some of that (it is a single internal connection to the data, just has multiple "content server" clients, not DB clients.

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