Calibre 8.0.1
Calibre is an open source e-book library management application that enables you to manage your e-book collection, convert e-books between different formats, synchronize with popular e-book reader devices, and read your e-books with the included viewer.
It acts as an e-library and also allows for format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer.
Calibre's features include: library management; format conversion (all major ebook formats); syncing to e-book reader devices; fetching news from the Web and converting it into ebook form; viewing many different e-book formats, giving you access to your book collection over the internet using just a browser.
Calibre 8.0.1 changelog:
New features
- Much improved Kobo support
- calibre can now natively edit, view and convert KEPUB format files used by the Kobo. It also automatically converts EPUB to KEPUB when sending books to Kobo devices (can be configured by right clicking the kobo icon in calibre).
Connect to folder: Allow connecting a specific device
- calibre can now connect to a folder and treat it as though it is a USBMS based device. This is useful particularly on Chromebooks where USB devices appear as folders rather than actual devices.
- When completing names for fields that contain hierarchical data in prefix mode match prefixes after every period
- ToC editor: Allow moving of multiple selected items in the Table of Contents
- macOS: The calibre application icons in the dock are now displayed in a white frame to follow Apple's current recommended icon style
- Kobo driver: Add support for new firmware on Tolino devices
- Book details: Add option in to suppress author search links
Bug fixes
Improved news sources
- Linux Weekly News
- Spectator
- Economist
- Granta
- Hindu
- 1843
- Barrons
- Frontline
- Zaobao
- Strange Horizons