![]() ![]() Otherwise, take the time to select your device. If you’re just using the program for its library function, picking generic will be fine. LOLĬalibre will also ask you what your e-reading device is. Trust me when I tell you it’ll make your life easier in the long run. Unless you insist on fiddling, just agree to it. The portable version will suggest a library folder on the same drive as the application is on. You’ll also want to note the exact location of that folder, so you know where all your stories are being kept. It should also preferably be on the same partition as the program for faster interactions. Think about this carefully! This is the folder where all the books will be stored, so it needs plenty of space. ![]() While you can always change your language again later on (Calibre is nothing if not flexible), it is something to consider.Īt a certain point in the installation, Calibre will also ask you where you want to store your library. If you’ve got a problem, it’ll be a lot easier to get technical support if you don’t have to translate every term. If you’re a non-English user, think about this carefully! The translations are pretty well done (as far as I can judge), but virtually all online support is in English. Like with any installation, you should always read carefully what the different screens say and not just click ‘next’ or ‘OK’ indiscriminately.Ĭalibre will ask you what language you want to use. (unless you want it to run from somewhere else than your C:\Program Files\, then you need to click ‘advanced’, but beware: you’ll have to do other stuff manually as well so this is not for the computer-illiterate) You’ll have to check ‘agree with the licence agreement’ to continue. The installation wizard should take over at this point. From this point onward, your installation process should be the same as the others. Remember these four need to stay together and preferably shouldn’t be moved again once the installation is complete, so if you want to move them, do so now. Inside, there’ll be 3 folders and an application called calibre-portable. Open the folder (there may be an additional folder inside the first, but just open that as well). If you chose the portable version, you’ll have downloaded a zipped file. (you can easily paste it in the right location after it’s downloaded if you messed this step up) Make sure you can find the file after you’ve downloaded it!Ĭlick (or doubleclick) on the downloaded file. Just make sure it ends up on the drive or partition you want to use the program on. ![]() It’s less hassle that way.ĭepending on how you’ve set up your computer, it’ll start downloading immediately to whatever location it is you download to or you’ll first have to specify where you want to save this file. I’d suggest you use the first link, especially for your first time. The first is for immediate downloading (it has the symbol for the type you selected in front of it), the second will inform you what changes have been made to recent editions of the program and the third link is an alternate download location. You should see a line of text containing different links. Ģ) if you’re installing it on a portable hard drive or something, plug that device in first.ģ) now select your type of computer by clicking on its name, or on the portable version if you’re doing that.Ĥ) you’ll be directed to a new page. The more internet-savvy can probably skip the following explanation and jump immediately to point 2: Installing Calibre. I apologise if I’m too long-winded on occasion, but I’ve learned to never take people’s understanding for granted. You’re adding an additional step to the process, after all.Ĭonsidering that all my computers are windows, I’ll talk you through that installation process. It’s fine for (even large) books and fics, but I’ll be honest, it does feel more sluggish in its use. This comes in handy if you regularly use different computers. If you’re keeping your entire library on a single portable form of memory storage, you might consider the portable version. I can’t vouch for all versions, but the Windows and Portable versions work perfectly.
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