Select a book you wish to edit and hit 'Edit Metadata.' From here, and this is VERY important, make sure the title of the book is 100% correct. We are going to want to make sure everything is edited to look best for when it is transferred over, including cover and other metadata. Likely, many of your books will be in PDF or a text-based document like DOC or TXT. The process should be very quick (even if you have a ton of content) and your e-books should show up in the library momentarily.Įditing your library Once everything loads to the manager, click on 'Library' to check all your e-books. To do so, hit the 'Add Books' button as pictured and you will be prompted to add any books in the following formats: Getting Started The first thing you want to do after installing Calibre for the first time is to add your e-books to the manager. Please note that I am a Nook Simple owner, so please adjust outputs accordingly for your e-reader.Ĭalibre E-book Manager Required: This is the only piece of software you will need for the guide, the excellent freeware Calibre. The following guide will teach you how to use the EXCELLENT and FREE e-book manager Calibre to index, convert and manage your e-book collection. Current e-readers are priced down as low as $114 with an average of $140. adults has jumped to 12 percent (as of June 2011) and is expected to continue to grow, especially as prices drop.

Once your Kindle is recognized by Calibre, you’ll see a new “On Device” column next to the book title column.According to new figures from Pew Internet Research, e-reader ownership is moving at a blistering pace. In a second or two, Calibre will import the eBook and fetch related metadata, book details, and cover art.Ĭonnect your Kindle to your computer using a USB cable. To add eBooks to Calibre, simply drag the eBook into the Calibre window from wherever you have it saved on your computer. You can use both MOBI and ePub format eBooks. Now that you’ve opened the Calibre eBook management app on your Windows PC, Mac, or Linux computer, it’s time to add your downloaded books. RELATED: How to Backup Your Kindle Highlights and Notes How to Transfer Books to Kindle Using Calibre Click the “Finish” button to launch the Calibre app. Now, you have completed the Calibre setup.

This is an optional step because we won’t be using the email method for transferring eBooks. If you have a Kindle email address set up, enter the details and then click the “Next” button. On the next screen, Calibre will ask if you want to set up wireless email delivery for eBooks.

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