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Install and test with that version if you have concerns that CC won't work on your network or isn't what you need. Some CC features such as syncing book read information require newer versions of calibre.Ī free demo version of CC is available in the Google Play store. You must install and use one of the many excellent reader apps available.Ģ) CC requires that you use calibre calibre 0.9.02 or later, available at. Cloud providers currently supported: Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, and calibre libraries on the device or on an SD card.ġ) CC is not a reader app.
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Calibre automatically updates all the book metadata stored by CC to match the latest in your library.ģ) CC can connect to calibre’s content server or to your cloud provider to browse your library and download books to your device.
Once connected, you use calibre to move books to and from your device. launch your book reader application to read a book (works with most reader applications except for Amazon Kindle for Android on non-Fire devices).Ģ) CC can connect to calibre over WiFi and be detected by calibre as a device. mark books read and sync this information with calibre. sort and group books by their metadata. view a book's metadata (author, tags, series, rating, dates, etc.).
Once you put books on your device using one of the connection methods described below you can: a calibre content server and cloud provider (Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Amazon Cloud Drive) clientġ) CC is a device-based calibre library organizer. a high-performance WiFi-based calibre device emulator a superb device-based calibre library organizer I suspect we’ll see many more e-readers make their way to Chrome OS as more tablets hit the market.Your calibre library on your phone or tablet.Ĭalibre Companion (CC), recommended by calibre developers, is three applications in one: For someone who has a lot of digital books, Calibre looks like the perfect all-in-one manager and it seems to work perfectly on Chrome OS thanks to Linux apps. Now, when you click “Add Books” in Calibre, all of your compatible e-book, doc and text files will be at your fingertips for importing. Next, open Google Drive on your Chromebook that has Calibre installed and start dragging your e-books into the Calibre Library folder. If you have your e-books on another device, I would move them to Google Drive first. When Calibre was installed, it created a Library folder inside the Linux folder of your device. So, what can you do with Calibre? Well, when you launch the app, you will be prompted to choose your go-to e-book device and then, you can import your e-book library. Once it is finished, a black window will open that contains a line with That is the Linux terminal where we will input the commands to install Calibre and any other applications you choose. Click Linux and then select “turn on.” In the pop-up window, select “install” and wait for the Linux container to be created. Below the Apps tab, you will see a little penguin (His name is Tux, BTW) with the words Linux (Beta) beside him. Head back to the settings and look at the menu on the left. If your Chromebook supports Linux apps, you should see the option in the same settings menu where you updated your device. If you are up to date, we can move on to the next step.
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If not, wait for the update to download and you will be prompted to restart and complete the update. Click “check for updates” to see if you’re up to date. Click the gear icon and select “About Chrome OS” at the bottom of the left-hand menu. To update, head to the settings menu in the bottom right system tray. You will need to make sure that your Chromebook is up to date and that it supports Linux applications.
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I took a few minutes to figure out what was missing from the equation and now, we know exactly how to install the program on Chrome OS. One user was looking to install the e-book manager but was running into some unexpected errors. I first encountered Calibre on the Facebook Chromebook group that we highlighted last week.
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The open-source e-book management software is completely free and lucky for Chromebook users, there is a Linux version. For many, Calibre is the one-stop-shop for managing an extensive, multi-platform catalog. I’m more into old fashioned analog reading myself but I am fully aware that millions of people take to their Kindles, Nooks, iPads and mobile devices to digest daily content and that’s totally fine.Ĭhrome OS has some web-based options for reading e-books and even more options if you look to the Google Play Store but what if you already have a library of publications. With the smaller, tablet-first devices coming, many users may want to use their Chromebook tablets as their primary reader. Chrome OS tablets are still finding their place in the consumer market but the pending release of the Duet Chromebook from Lenovo could open the floodgates for the form-factor.
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