For a quick setup go to *Preferences* and *Sharing over the net*. This manual is available in various languages. The Calibre manual has a specific chapter in case you need more information. Once Calibre is installed, set up and start its content server. Both can be on the same computer, on different computers on a local network, or even on computers communicating thru the Internet (but in this case you’ll need some technical skills to set up the system).

Both softwares are cross-plateform, so this guide will apply to any operating system (MacOS, Windows and Linux).įor testing this setup, we used Calibre 6.6.1 and Thorium 2.2. So, let’s imagine that you want to manage your personal catalog of EPUB and PDF files thru Calibre, but read them on Thorium Reader. But Calibre has a built-in content server that is delivering an OPDS feed using this feed, we can use Calibre as a source catalog for Thorium Reader, which is less powerful for cataloging e-books but largely better for reading them. The e-book viewer integrated in Calibre is not the best on the market: it cannot process advanced EPUB 3 publications (fixed layout, javascript …), presentation settings are basic (font size is the only variable), accessibility is limited (but there are some add-ons enhancing this aspect), the user interface is quite dull and it cannot read e-books protected by the LCP DRM (we think that this is quite a limitation). Learn more on the OPDS website.Ĭalibre is a long standing open source e-book manager software allowing users to do nearly everything from content creation and conversion to reading and distributing e-books. It’s a simple, open & decentralized content distribution specification.

OPDS stands for Open Publication Distribution System.

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