Where to download Calibre User Manual as an ebook?

robcohen · 02-12-2012, 03:49 AM

Hi,
Where can I download a current copy of the Calibre User Guide as an ebook (in any format)?

I'm sure I've seen this referenced more than once but cannot find it now. One place I see it is in http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/_sources/index.txt. Here it says:

Quote:

An ebook version of this user manual is available in `EPUB format <calibre.epub>`_.

Searching for it in the html User Guide is an exercise in frustration. Also tried searching the forums here but come up with way too many false positives in any case.

Could it be added to the Start Here sticky? That's the first place I thought to look.

thanks
rob

FizzyWater · 02-12-2012, 04:03 AM

It comes with a new install of Calibre. However, if you're upgrading from old copies, I don't think it gets copied in. So download the calibre-portable version, unzip the file, and look for the help file inside the zip.

chaley · 02-12-2012, 04:23 AM

Go to http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/. Just above the "Sections" part you will see a line "An ebook version of this user manual is available in EPUB format", where "EPUB format" is a link. Click on that link to download the manual.

theducks · 02-12-2012, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

It comes with a new install of Calibre. However, if you're upgrading from old copies, I don't think it gets copied in. So download the calibre-portable version, unzip the file, and look for the help file inside the zip.

It comes with every Calibre install, it just does not get put into an existing Library.
You will find quick_start.epub inside the Calibre folder in the program directory .
Example (XP): C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\

kovidgoyal · 02-12-2012, 08:52 AM

I made the line linking to the ebook version of the manual bold, hopefully fewer people will miss it that way.

eboyhan · 02-12-2012, 10:34 AM

Can Calibre be used to convert the epub version to mobi or pdf? Has anyone done this? How's the formatting of the result? I'd like to have it on my kindles.

kovidgoyal · 02-12-2012, 11:23 PM

MOBII doesn't have the features necessary for the user manual, you can convert it, but the result will not be pretty.

eboyhan · 02-13-2012, 12:48 AM

What about PDF then?

DoctorOhh · 02-13-2012, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

It comes with a new install of Calibre. However, if you're upgrading from old copies, I don't think it gets copied in. So download the calibre-portable version, unzip the file, and look for the help file inside the zip.

It comes with every Calibre install, it just does not get put into an existing Library. You will find quick_start.epub inside the Calibre folder in the program directory. Example (XP): C:\Program Files\Calibre2\resources\

The Quick Start manual in the resources folder is different than the User manual in epub format. The latter is the entire Web user manual in ebook form. Chaley explains well where to find it.

robcohen · 02-18-2012, 02:56 AM

Thanks for steering me right. Had a feeling it was one of those 'duh' moments and sure enough, there's the link in the web version I somehow missed. I'm sure I didn't take time out to read it when I first installed Calibre many months ago - it's most useful once the training-wheels are off and you've been using the program for awhile, IMHO.

Rob

Altivo · 01-10-2014, 12:24 PM

An interesting and odd thing about the Calibre User Manual. While you can read it just fine in Calibre itself, if you use Calibre to load it to a Kobo (at least the N647 "wi-fi" model) it causes the Kobo to crash. The device locks up while "processing new content" and can only be recovered by using a pin in the reset hole on the back. I tried this with two different N647 devices, one with the current firmware (1.9.11) and one with the older 1.9.8 firmware, and got the same results from both.

After this happens, the epub file is still present in the device and can be seen by Calibre or by a computer looking at the directory, but the Kobo simply pretends it doesn't exist.

02-18-2012, 02:56 AM	#10
robcohen Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle and Kindle Touch	Got it! Thanks for steering me right. Had a feeling it was one of those 'duh' moments and sure enough, there's the link in the web version I somehow missed. I'm sure I didn't take time out to read it when I first installed Calibre many months ago - it's most useful once the training-wheels are off and you've been using the program for awhile, IMHO. Rob

01-10-2014, 12:24 PM	#11
Altivo Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 12152 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Northern Illinois Device: Generic Android tablet, Kobo WiFi, Literati, and eBookwise 1150	An interesting and odd thing about the Calibre User Manual. While you can read it just fine in Calibre itself, if you use Calibre to load it to a Kobo (at least the N647 "wi-fi" model) it causes the Kobo to crash. The device locks up while "processing new content" and can only be recovered by using a pin in the reset hole on the back. I tried this with two different N647 devices, one with the current firmware (1.9.11) and one with the older 1.9.8 firmware, and got the same results from both. After this happens, the epub file is still present in the device and can be seen by Calibre or by a computer looking at the directory, but the Kobo simply pretends it doesn't exist. Last edited by Altivo; 01-10-2014 at 12:27 PM. Reason: added information

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02-12-2012, 04:03 AM	#2
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	It comes with a new install of Calibre. However, if you're upgrading from old copies, I don't think it gets copied in. So download the calibre-portable version, unzip the file, and look for the help file inside the zip.

02-12-2012, 04:23 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,740 Karma: 6997045 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Go to http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/. Just above the "Sections" part you will see a line "An ebook version of this user manual is available in EPUB format", where "EPUB format" is a link. Click on that link to download the manual.

02-12-2012, 08:52 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,853 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I made the line linking to the ebook version of the manual bold, hopefully fewer people will miss it that way.

02-12-2012, 10:34 AM	#6
eboyhan PandaMuse Posts: 104 Karma: 104 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Device: kindle dx, kindle touch SO, kindle fire, kindle fire hd8.9	Can Calibre be used to convert the epub version to mobi or pdf? Has anyone done this? How's the formatting of the result? I'd like to have it on my kindles.

02-12-2012, 11:23 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,853 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	MOBII doesn't have the features necessary for the user manual, you can convert it, but the result will not be pretty.

02-13-2012, 12:48 AM	#8
eboyhan PandaMuse Posts: 104 Karma: 104 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Device: kindle dx, kindle touch SO, kindle fire, kindle fire hd8.9	What about PDF then?