02-14-2009, 11:07 PM | #1 |
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How CALIBRE got its name...
Converter And LIBRary for Ebooks
Other factors making the name appropriate: Kovid is a grad student at CALtech. That is where CALIBRE was conceived. Kovid's Zodiac sign is LIBRa. Calibre means degree or grade of excellence and CALIBRE is a high calibre product ;-) Its a short word with a nice zing to it. I had recently watched a west wing episode where Bartlet used a gun metaphor in commenting on Richies book. And i nagged Kovid till he agreed to the name ;-) |
02-14-2009, 11:13 PM | #2 |
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Hello better Goyal half! Welcome to MobileRead and thanks for sharing the story behind the "Calibre" name.
Hope you'll be hanging around! |
02-14-2009, 11:13 PM | #3 |
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Krittika Goyal welcome to MobileRead! Officially, that is.......I know you've probably read every post here.....
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02-14-2009, 11:20 PM | #4 |
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Well, indeed--thanks for clearing that up! I have a confession to make: I sometimes find it annoying when people call it caliber instead of calibre, though strictly speaking the two are interchangeable in definition.
Welcome to MR, Krittika! |
02-14-2009, 11:23 PM | #5 |
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Hello Krittika Goyal and thank you for the back story on calibre. I wondered about it and came up with ...... CAlifornia (where you are) and working with the ebook LIBRary The complete story is MUCH better.
Hope to see more of your posts around here |
02-14-2009, 11:45 PM | #6 |
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Hey ... too cool!! Now we have two of the Goyal family!!
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02-15-2009, 12:10 AM | #7 |
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Darn the secret is out
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02-15-2009, 12:14 AM | #8 |
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Thank you all. Wow this makes me feel like I am married to a celebrity.
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02-15-2009, 12:16 AM | #9 |
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Thanks for letting us know the story behind our favorite ebook library program! And thanks for sharing Kovid with us - We know that he spends many hours helping us unravel our little oops and fulfilling "can you make it do that". We appreciate it.
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02-15-2009, 12:21 AM | #10 |
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02-15-2009, 12:27 AM | #11 |
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02-15-2009, 12:32 AM | #13 |
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