From within the Preferences window, click on the Sharing Over The Net button to reveal the sharing setup window (see Figure A). Open up Calibre and then go into the preferences window. Once you have this set up, you can then point your browser to the IP Address (or domain) that has Calibre installed (and running) and read your books online. The server uses port 8080 (by default, this can be changed) and is actually simple to set up. Calibre uses a built-in web server so you do not have to install anything separately. Of the features above, the only one that might give you a bit of trouble is the Content server. Cross platform (Available for Linux, Windows, and Mac)Īs you can see, Calibre will be a much more usable tool than what your ereader came with.Content server for online access to your book collection.Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form.Let’s take a look at this tool and how you can benefit from using it. to an ereader for portable reading, Calibre is exactly the tool you need. And for administrators looking for ways to convert and add books, PDFs, howtos, etc. The Calibre ebook manager is one of the best tools of the trade I have found for managing ebooks. Naturally Linux is not left out of this mix. Thankfully there are tools available for the PC to help you manage those collections. For many indie writers/publishers and readers of ebooks the challenge of managing a vast collection of works can be a bit overwhelming (thanks to the ereaders’ insufficient built-in book management tools). I have been in near-saturation mode with ebooks lately, due to the publishing of my own works of fiction (find them on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords). But did you know that Calibre has a built in server that allows you to access your library from a web browser? In this how-to, Jack Wallen shows you how to set up Calibre to serve up your book library. How to use Calibre to access your ebook collection onlineĬalibre is one of the most powerful ebook managers available.

Calibre web setup