

The book gets opened in a new window, where you can scroll pages with the mouse cursor and perform actions via the right-click menu or vertical toolbar on the left: jump through the contents ( Go to Next or Previous Section, Document Start or End, Section Start or End, Next or Previous Page), view Table of Contents, Increase or Decrease font size, Inspect code, and Toggle fullscreen. To open and read books, select an item from the list and click View from the toolbar or double-click the entry. It's possible to edit the Title, Author(s), Series, Ratings, IDs, Date, Published Date, Publisher and Language, or Download metadata from online sources. To change book information, right-click an entry from the list and select Edit metadata -> Edit metadata individually, or hold down Ctrl or Shift while clicking to make a multiple selection, and right-click to choose Edit metadata -> Edit metadata in bulk. Once books are added to the library, you can check out the Title, Author(s), Date, file Size (MB), Rating, Tags, Series and Publisher of each entry.

How to edit metadata and customize reading options in Calibre
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In addition to EPUB format, the application can open book files with the LRF, HTML, LIT, MOBI, Topaz, text, PDF or SNB format, as well as comics, archives and wordprocessor files. Otherwise, you can click the small arrow button next to Add books to open a menu and Add books from a single directory (pick a folder that contains books), Add books from directories, including sub-directories (with one or more books in each folder), Add multiple books from archive (ZIP/RAR), Add empty book (a book entry without any formats) or Add from ISBN (enter the book's ISBN number to find it online and download). How to add books to the library using CalibreĪfter installing and launching Calibre, click Add books on the toolbar and use the built-in file browser to locate and add a book to the library, or hold down Ctrl or Shift while clicking to select and open multiple titles at the same time. Scroll down to the end of this article to play our video guide and see the application in action. We're breaking down Calibre in the following guide to show you how to perform various tasks using this tool. The free and open-source application available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X contains many features dedicated to library management, format conversion for compatibility with various ebook readers, ebook editing, and advanced search, among others.
