#calibre — Public Fediverse posts

@pnadigital ich bin auf einen #Kobo umgestiegen. Im Moment lese ich da noch ein paar alte Bücher, die ich schon habe aber ich muss mir langsam über Nachschub Gedanken machen. Idealerweise Anbieter, bei denen ich EPUB Dateien kaufen und herunterladen kann. Die kann ich dann über #Calibre auf meinen Kobo laden. Das müssten natürlich Anbieter sein, bei denen die Lizenz das hergibt. Heutzutage kauft man ja keine Bücher mehr, sondern nur noch die Lizenz, sie zu lesen.

#WritersCoffeeClub September 5: “Do you track your word count? How? Why?”

Yes, via #Calibre , using the EPUB version of the manuscripts.

I find it useful to determine how large the word count of my "Master Volume" is - the collection of all the German folk tales I have translated so far (currently, it's at 723,482 words). For my book manuscripts, the word count gives a useful gauge how long they will be in comparison to my previous books.

Time for a Come to Jeebus moment: I will never get along with #calibre ebook management.

It's an incredible, capable, venerable piece of software, and my partially blind ass just continuously gets gut punched by its interface hard and often enough that I spent a chunk of this evening picking apart the broken bits of 5 separate Calibre libraries I've tried to maintain over time. All failed.

So, I now have a sanely curated set of named folders on my NAS for ebooks:

./fiction
./fiction/science-fiction
./fiction/science-fiction/robert-a-heinlein
./freemasonry
./freemasonry/audiobooks
./.local
./.local/bin
./art
./art/digital
./art/digital/blender
./history
./history/manuscripts
./history/manuscripts/voynich
./history/transportation
./history/transportation/mbta
./history/espionage
./gaming
./gaming/tabletop
./gaming/tabletop/world-of-darkness
./psychology
./Desktop
./tech
./tech/emacs
./tech/processing
./tech/ai
./tech/rust
./tech/security
./tech/math
./tech/culture
./tech/culture/model-view-culture
./tech/scheme
./tech/languages
./tech/games
./tech/databases
./tech/python
./tech/python/kivy
./tech/python/Music for Geeks and Nerds
./tech/python/Music for Geeks and Nerds/tracks
./tech/python/Music for Geeks and Nerds/code
./tech/python/Music for Geeks and Nerds/code/pyknon
./tech/retro
./tech/retro/amiga
./tech/retro/atari8
./tech/infrastructure-as-code
./tech/php
./tech/lisp

I am pleased with this arrangement.

Sometimes (often?) a nicely arranged #UNIX filesystem is chefs kiss perfect!

Update to Calibre-Web: Worth it?: https://cliff538.com/2026/08/31/update-to-calibreweb-worth-it.html

Out on the road, I’ve had time to fully investigate my Calibre-Web setup. I wrote a short post about it, but this is an update on using it and whether it’s worth the setup time.

#books #calibre #calibreweb

Every Free App You Actually Need Explained (Part 1-4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGWSs6laAO0

#OpenSource #freeapps #LibreOffice
#VLC Media Player
#DaVinci Resolve
#OBS Studio
#GIMP
#Audacity
#Blender
#Obsidian
#Scratch
#Godot
#Krita
#Photopea
#Inkscape
#LMMS
#Shotcut / Kdenlive
#KeePassXC
#Thunderbird
#Calibre
#Joplin
#MPV
#Affinity
#ProtonVPN
#Bitwarden
#PDF24 Creator
#LocalSend
#VirtualBox
#Notepad++
#FreeCAD
#Ardour
#WinRAR
#Everything
#Syncthing
#Penpot
#Proton Pass
#KDE Connect
#Parsec
#VSCodium
#Scribus
#HandBrake
#7-Zip
#ShareX
#qBittorrent
#Free Download Manager
#totalcommander

#Linux Weekly Roundup for August 9th, 2026: #Mesa 26.2, #FFmpeg 9.0, #Rhythmbox 3.5, #NVIDIA 610.57.04, #KDE Plasma 6.7.4, #Tails 7.10.1, #GStreamer 1.28.6, #GNOME 50.4, #Calibre 9.13, #DietPi 10.6, #CachyOS August release, #DebConf27, latest #Debian kernel security updates, #Firefox 153.0.3, NVIDIA joins LVFS, GNOME Disks ported to GTK4, #Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users get Linux 7.0, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-august-9th-2026

#FOSS #OpenSource #GNU

FOSS NEWS

Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404986/illinois-age-verification-bill
(Seems like those morons never give up. They don't seem to get why others fail to enforce this crap, especially on FOSS systems)

Signal now lets users link multiple phones and tablets to one account:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/signal-now-lets-users-link-multiple-phones-and-tablets-to-one-account/

Lumo can now turn your data into visuals:
https://proton.me/business/blog/lumo-data-visualizations

Mozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-153-0-3-improves-the-smart-window-and-fixes-more-bugs

Calibre 9.13 fixes broken ebook search in the content server:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/calibre-9-13-bug-fix-update

Linux's Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403257/rhythmbox-3-5-release

Bitwarden improves security with direct Keeper import & KeePass KDBX support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/bitwarden-enhances-security-with-direct-keeper-import-and-keepass-kdbx-support/

This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Microsoft Office:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403855/genoffice-overview

Shotcut 26.8 adds elements panel and new stock asset library:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/shotcut-26-8-adds-elements-panel-and-new-stock-asset-library/

bitchat adds offline Android app sharing with direct device transfer:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/bitchat-adds-offline-android-app-sharing-with-direct-device-transfer/

Kumo 1.9.0 released with a color indicator for ephemeral mode and preloading tabs opened in the background:
https://fosstodon.org/@UndeadLeech/117022350358163858

Addy.io (email alias service) introduces alias labels and filter feature for easier organization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/addy-io-introduces-alias-labels-and-filter-feature-for-easier-organization/

Addy.io update: bulk delete failed deliveries & new subscription features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/8/addy-io-update-bulk-delete-failed-deliveries-and-new-subscription-features/
(Haven't heard of this service before. Looks like a pretty decent SimpleLogin alternative, will probably give it a shot, maybe I can stick with it, to use one less Proton service. I don't like to put all eggs in one basket.)

Legendary 0.21.0 “Lowlife” Revives the Open-Source Epic Games Launcher After Years of Silence:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/legendary-v0210-revives-the-opensource-epic-games-launcher-replacement/

AI Helped Create A DirectX 11 Driver For QEMU VMs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Triton-DirectX-11-QEMU-Driver

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #AgeVerification #Signal #Lumo #Bitwarden #Rhythmbox #Calibre #FosseryTech

Calibre-Web

#CalibreWeb is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsing, reading, and downloading #eBooks using a valid #Calibre database.

https://pypi.org/project/calibreweb/

#pip #python #software #server #books #raspberrypitested

Ich würde gerne meine Bücher und meinen Lesefortschritt zwischen meinem eReader und meiner #Calibre Web Automated-Instanz synchronisieren.
Eignet sich dafür die Kobo-Integration mehr oder empfiehlt es sich mehr, dazu den KOReader zu installieren?
#calibreweb #calibrewebautomated #koreader #bookstodon

Ich überlege mir einen e-book reader zu kaufen.
Ich weiß kindl ist ungeil aber was nimmt man stattdessen?

Ich hätte gerne etwas das funktioniert und wo ich e-books von überall her drauf nutzen kann.

Ich habe zb einen Calibre-Webserver.

Seit meiner Teenagerzeit lese ich fast gar nicht mehr und würde das gerne ändern.

Cool wäre vllt wenn es einen Sync zum Hörbuch (Audiobookshelf) gäbe?!

#kindl #ebook #calibre #audiobookshelf #calibreweb

Edit: Danke. Es ist ein Pocketbook InkPad One geworden.

I skipped night so i can make this theme for Calibre-web...

It is very pretty tho...

#calibre #calibreweb #webdev #books #ebooks #trans #transgender

If you use #CalibreWeb and are getting a database error after upgrading #Calibre, there's a temporary fix:

https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/3539

Just migrated this #Mastodon server's #DockerCompose setup from #DockerDesktop to #Colima. (Also migrated #CalibreWeb.) On an 8 GB RAM M2 #Mac mini with 8 cores, you need all the memory and CPU savings you can get.

https://PhoenixTrap.com #blog post to come, because I ran into #database file permission problems with the #Docker Hardened Image for #PostgeSQL 17 and had to switch to the upstream official image.

#DHI #Postgres #Calibre #macOS #DevOps #PlatformEngineering #containers

(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

LBRY project is alive, now managed by LBRY Foundation, working on a new LBRY CLI:
https://gothub.lunar.icu/LBRYFoundation/lbry-cli

F-Droid warns Google’s sideloading rules will kill the project & several open-source apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/f-droid-warns-google-s-sideloading-rules-will-kill-the-project-and-several-open-source-apps/

Brave launches Ask Brave AI chat search with privacy and multimedia answers:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/brave-launches-ask-brave-ai-chat-search-with-privacy-and-multimedia-answers/

Brave Wallet integrates Cardano for ADA and native assets:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/brave-wallet-integrates-cardano-for-ada-and-native-assets/

Signal announces advancements in post-quantum security for the encrypted Signal protocol:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/signal-announces-advancements-in-post-quantum-security-for-the-encrypted-signal-protocol/

Free Software Foundation Names New President:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FSF-New-President-2025

Media player Haruna 1.4 improves playlist management, mouse settings and playback controls:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/media-player-haruna-1-4-improves-playlist-management-mouse-settings-and-playback-controls/
(Really nice improvements, I have quite a lot of YouTube videos downloaded to watch later, more videos than time lol, so it's pretty neat that I can reorder videos now in the playlist.)
(Yes, I use Haruna despite having a VLC logo on my pfp lol)

Joplin 3.4 brings mobile rich text editor, enhanced publishing, and smaller desktop app:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/joplin-3-4-brings-mobile-rich-text-editor-enhanced-publishing-and-smaller-desktop-app/

Calibre 8.12 introduces Tolino firmware support and Ollama AI updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/calibre-8-12-introduces-tolino-firmware-support-and-ollama-ai-updates/

Blender 5.0 Vulkan Render Tests Passing On AMD & NVIDIA But Failing For Intel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-Vulkan-Intel-Fail

OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind has a first Release Candidate with gamepad support and a gamepad UI:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/openmw-0-50-0-for-morrowind-has-a-first-release-candidate-with-gamepad-support-and-a-gamepad-ui/

Open source strategy shooter Unvanquished gets a big new release with SDL3:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/open-source-strategy-shooter-unvanquished-gets-a-big-new-release-with-sdl3/

(more FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #LBRY #FDroid #Android #Brave #AskBrave #BraveWallet #Signal #FreeSoftwareFoundation #FSF #Haruna #Joplin #Calibre #Blender #OpenMW #Unvanquished #FOSSGaming #FOSSGame #FOSSGames #Multimedia #Productivity #ContentCreation #Chat #VideoSharing #NoteTaking #Ebook #EbookReader #Gaming #VideoPlayer #Animation #Crypto #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FosseryTech

Got Melissa and I onto #calibreweb for our #kobo readers. I wrote a CLI tool to manipulate the #calibre and #calibreweb databases so I could automate things, but once that was done it was pretty straightforward to get the readers syncing with their native sync method.

I'm hesitant to expose plain HTTP outside the house, and Kobo seems to force HTTP for at least cover downloads, so for now they only sync when at home. Not a huge problem, but not ideal.

J'ai enfin installé Calibre-Web sur mon NAS et j'ai configuré ma liseuse Kobo pour qu'elle se synchronise avec. Maintenant, je peux ajouter des livres sur ma liseuse depuis n'importe où en les ajoutant juste à Calibre dans l'étagère Kobo-Calibre et en lançant une synchronisation.

#Calibre #CalibreWeb #Liseuse #Kobo

Организация собственной библиотеки на сервере с веб-интерфейсом

Привет! Наверное, у каждого рано или поздно возникает вопрос: как упорядочить хаос с купленными (да, мы же против пиратства?) книгами в форматах PDF, DJVU и других , так чтобы: - получить к ним доступ как с мобильного устройства, так и с любимого ПК или Mac; - сохранять прогресс чтения между устройствами; - не терять книги в куче папок. Хочу поделиться решением, которое помогло мне организовать библиотеку.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/917782/

#kavita #calibre #calibreweb #opds #OPDSPS #библиотека #электронная_библиотека

Added #Bitwarden #AvesGallery #SimpleScreenRecorder #FlorisBoard #NeoStore to:

#uBlockOrigin #lichess #AutoKey #XScreenSaver #Anki #ArchLinux #Manjaro #KDE #xfce #LyX #InputRemapper #Strawberry #Soulseek #hBlock #Qalculate #CodeSpellChecker #LibreOffice #Geany #Betterbird #TransOver #EnhancerForYT #btop++ #Calibre #Shotcut #Remmina #Transmission #K9Mail #RedMoon #Markor #Livio #Musicolet #LittleFileExplorer #microG #AntennaPod #personalDNSfilter #PanoScrobbler #VivaldiBrowser #Bunnytrack