Presenter: Rachel Eichen, Novare Library Services
Calibre for
Library Staff
Quick poll
On a scale of 1-10 how comfortable do you feel with Calibre right now?
Agenda
DRM and formats
What is Calibre?
Downloading/Installation
Features
DRM and FORMATS
DRM
Digital Rights Management
An automated electronic lock and key to prevent theft
The Basics on File Types
Kindle
AZW, PDF, MOBI
Nook
EPUB (Barnes & Noble, Sony, and mostly everyone else)
What is Calibre?
What is Calibre?
Calibre is a free and open source e-book computer software application suite for multiple platforms. It allows users to manage e-book collections as well as to create, edit, and read e-books.
Itunes for ebooks
For non-DRMed eBooks (i.e. not purchased books like Amazon)
Downloading
Download at: http://calibre-ebook.com/download
Installing
Installing
Features
Challenge
Download Calibre
Find a book from Project Gutenberg
Download metadata
Add at least 2 tags
Add a rating
Save to disk and send to me (Rachel)
Presenter: Rachel Eichen, Novare Library Services
Calibre for
Library Staff
Quick poll
What did you think of Calibre (outside of the HW)? Fun? Easy? Frustrating?
Tips & Tricks
Assignment Review/E-mailing
Polish tool
View ebooks
Get news
Get ebooks
Gutenberg > Allow Dropbox
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