Email books using the web content server

Bookwise · 01-25-2023, 02:27 PM

I'd like to be able to visit the Calibre server web page, click on a book, and easily send it to another device via the email feature that already exists in Calibre.

I see in other post about this Kovidgoyal has has said that it is not a thing natively in Calibre.
Are there any plugins that would accomplish this?

Like the ability to send a book via email exists in Calibre just that feature is not extended to the content server. All I am looking for is for it to use the email sending feature that is already in Calibre.

It just would be supper nice to be able to send it this way as not all of my use cases allow for me to go to the content server directly (or to connect to the host device via usb) on the device I want to read it on. But they can get email so it would be nice to be able to send it to them.

Is this a new feature that could be added to Calibre/The content server?

(Kovidgoyal: How much would I need to donate to Calibre to get this added?)

stumped · 01-25-2023, 03:13 PM

I could do that in 2 clicks already.
1 click in book details right hand pane to open the folder path, then a single right click and hold on the book format you want to send, and select send to from the drop down options.

That will open Gmail with the book pre positioned as an attachment

If 2 clicks is 1 too many, calibre sync app has a send to email option.

kovidgoyal · 01-26-2023, 10:53 AM

As I said its not something I am interested in implementing. one has to be very careful about spam and filtering when sending email which means it would only be allowed for logged in users, which makes something fairly painful to implement simply not worth the effort.

01-25-2023, 02:27 PM	#1
Bookwise Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: Kindle Keyboard	Email books using the web content server I'd like to be able to visit the Calibre server web page, click on a book, and easily send it to another device via the email feature that already exists in Calibre. I see in other post about this Kovidgoyal has has said that it is not a thing natively in Calibre. Are there any plugins that would accomplish this? Like the ability to send a book via email exists in Calibre just that feature is not extended to the content server. All I am looking for is for it to use the email sending feature that is already in Calibre. It just would be supper nice to be able to send it this way as not all of my use cases allow for me to go to the content server directly (or to connect to the host device via usb) on the device I want to read it on. But they can get email so it would be nice to be able to send it to them. Is this a new feature that could be added to Calibre/The content server? (Kovidgoyal: How much would I need to donate to Calibre to get this added?)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
What web server software is used for Calibre content server?	hollowpoint	Server	2	06-02-2021 05:23 PM
Content server: adding books using the web interface and Tools plugin...	gbm	Calibre	1	01-27-2018 09:14 PM
Content server: Allow adding and deleting of books using the web interface	PapaKilo	Calibre	2	01-27-2018 03:43 PM
Content Server - Web	jojovee	Development	2	08-16-2017 02:56 PM
Send to email directly from Web server	phcyso	Calibre	3	12-26-2013 07:42 AM

01-25-2023, 03:13 PM	#2
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	I could do that in 2 clicks already. 1 click in book details right hand pane to open the folder path, then a single right click and hold on the book format you want to send, and select send to from the drop down options. That will open Gmail with the book pre positioned as an attachment If 2 clicks is 1 too many, calibre sync app has a send to email option.

01-26-2023, 10:53 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	As I said its not something I am interested in implementing. one has to be very careful about spam and filtering when sending email which means it would only be allowed for logged in users, which makes something fairly painful to implement simply not worth the effort.