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screen to see it. It shows you the progress of the conversion.
Figure 45: A Calibre conversion in progress.
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T IP: You can convert more than one file at once, but it takes a lot of time. If you’re going to do so, you might want to get a cup of coffee, order a pizza or do something else to pass the time. If you have a slow computer, consider making your own pizza from scratch!
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N ow, the file has been converted to the MOBI format, which the Kindle will be entirely happy with, but we have to move it over to the Kindle device, of course.
Select, “ Send to Device ” from the top menu on the main screen. It will pick the device that you set up during the Welcome Wizard . You can just choose “ Send to main memory ” from the dropdown list. If you did have a device with additional onboard storage, Calibre would give you the option to send it to that storage.
Figure 46: Sending the book to the Kindle.
When the book has been sent, you’ll see the listing for it under the “On Device” heading change, as shown below..
Figure 47: The book now appears on my device.
If I go to my Books library on my Kindle Fire and look under the titles available on my device, it shows right up, as pictured below.
Figure 48: The Raven, Converted to a New Format.
This is only one of the functions that Calibre offers you. It’s an amazingly powerful program. We’ll explore it more, but be aware that this is going to be one of your most important resources for getting free books off of the Internet. The sites that offer public domain works sometimes don’t have them in a format that the Kindle reads. In the future, of course, a format may come along that is incompatible with your Kindle books. Instead of having to buy them in a new format, you’ll just be able to convert them!
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Briefly: For the love of Calibre
C alibre is the invention of a developer named Kovid Goyal. Though he started the program, it now has many different contributors that keep adding to it, improving it and developing it in new and creative ways. It’s a labor of love, and the program is released under the GPL license, which means that it’s free for everyone to use as much as they want.
Donations are accepted for this program, so I encourage you to contribute if you benefit from it as I have. Visit http://calibre-ebook.com .
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Let’s go shopping!
T he Kindle Fire makes it easy to go shopping at Amazon, and Calibre makes it easy to go shopping everywhere else. Because it can convert eBooks to different formats, that means that you can hit Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Project Gutenberg or any other site out there and purchase and download books without worrying about the format.
Click on the “ Get books ” icon on the top of the screen. Because I also have Cherie Priest’s book “Boneshaker” on my Calibre and Kindle, I’ll get the option to “Search this author,” which I’ll do.
Figure 49: Get books!
If I wanted to, however, I could search for any book using the “ Search for eBooks ” option. I found The Raven using that search function.
The following search dialog will come up. Along the left hand side of the dialog, pictured below, you’ll see options for which stores to search. You can check or uncheck them according to your liking.
Figure 50: Just Part of the Search Results.
Notice the locks that appear next to some of the listings. This indicates whether the book has DRM (Digital Rights Management or copy prevention). This doesn’t mean that you cannot move them from device to device, but you need an additional program to do it. It’s called Adobe Digital Editions, which you should have already for downloading books from your public library. Adobe Digital Editions allows you to authorize your eReader, which allows the publisher to manage the DRM properly.
Briefly: The Pirate Code
P iracy, to put it in the
Figure 45: A Calibre conversion in progress.
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T IP: You can convert more than one file at once, but it takes a lot of time. If you’re going to do so, you might want to get a cup of coffee, order a pizza or do something else to pass the time. If you have a slow computer, consider making your own pizza from scratch!
*************************
N ow, the file has been converted to the MOBI format, which the Kindle will be entirely happy with, but we have to move it over to the Kindle device, of course.
Select, “ Send to Device ” from the top menu on the main screen. It will pick the device that you set up during the Welcome Wizard . You can just choose “ Send to main memory ” from the dropdown list. If you did have a device with additional onboard storage, Calibre would give you the option to send it to that storage.
Figure 46: Sending the book to the Kindle.
When the book has been sent, you’ll see the listing for it under the “On Device” heading change, as shown below..
Figure 47: The book now appears on my device.
If I go to my Books library on my Kindle Fire and look under the titles available on my device, it shows right up, as pictured below.
Figure 48: The Raven, Converted to a New Format.
This is only one of the functions that Calibre offers you. It’s an amazingly powerful program. We’ll explore it more, but be aware that this is going to be one of your most important resources for getting free books off of the Internet. The sites that offer public domain works sometimes don’t have them in a format that the Kindle reads. In the future, of course, a format may come along that is incompatible with your Kindle books. Instead of having to buy them in a new format, you’ll just be able to convert them!
*************************
Briefly: For the love of Calibre
C alibre is the invention of a developer named Kovid Goyal. Though he started the program, it now has many different contributors that keep adding to it, improving it and developing it in new and creative ways. It’s a labor of love, and the program is released under the GPL license, which means that it’s free for everyone to use as much as they want.
Donations are accepted for this program, so I encourage you to contribute if you benefit from it as I have. Visit http://calibre-ebook.com .
*************************
Let’s go shopping!
T he Kindle Fire makes it easy to go shopping at Amazon, and Calibre makes it easy to go shopping everywhere else. Because it can convert eBooks to different formats, that means that you can hit Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Project Gutenberg or any other site out there and purchase and download books without worrying about the format.
Click on the “ Get books ” icon on the top of the screen. Because I also have Cherie Priest’s book “Boneshaker” on my Calibre and Kindle, I’ll get the option to “Search this author,” which I’ll do.
Figure 49: Get books!
If I wanted to, however, I could search for any book using the “ Search for eBooks ” option. I found The Raven using that search function.
The following search dialog will come up. Along the left hand side of the dialog, pictured below, you’ll see options for which stores to search. You can check or uncheck them according to your liking.
Figure 50: Just Part of the Search Results.
Notice the locks that appear next to some of the listings. This indicates whether the book has DRM (Digital Rights Management or copy prevention). This doesn’t mean that you cannot move them from device to device, but you need an additional program to do it. It’s called Adobe Digital Editions, which you should have already for downloading books from your public library. Adobe Digital Editions allows you to authorize your eReader, which allows the publisher to manage the DRM properly.
Briefly: The Pirate Code
P iracy, to put it in the
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