Other eBook readers for the Mac include Stanza, in beta right now, and a plug-in for Firefox that reads EPUB files.
#MAC EBOOK MANAGER PDF#
If the book is in PDF format, you can use Apple’s Preview, a really good PDF reader than lets you search for text. This might well lead to a situation where the reader is good enough to read the document but might not meet the most rigorous tests for publishing conversion.Ĭalibre, of course, isn’t the only Macintosh eBook reader for non-DRM’d eBooks. The list of book formats Calibre can read is impressive, however, the reader is only as good as the state and stability of that book format and the quality of the translator. I looked at a PDF book with the internal reader for PDFs, and, frankly, I’d stick with Preview.Ĭalibre eBook formats and those defaulted to the internal reader (And I love the beautiful icons.) Without otherwise affecting your separate collection of unprotected eBooks, it will import them, create a searchable database, allow certain conversions for non-DRM’d formats, and allow you to read them with a pretty good reader.Ĭalibre gives you the option, in Preferences -> Behavior, whether to read PDFs with the internal viewer. One of my book author friends* has suggested that not everyone loves Calibre, but after downloading it and experimenting with it for awhile, it looked promising on the surface. There is such an app, and it’s called Calibre for the Mac by Kovid Goyal. Imagine an app that allows you to organize all your (non-DRM’d) eBooks into a searchable database, provide for converting between some formats and even lets you read those books.
However, there is a more ambitious concept that involves an app that more actively manages your book collection. You’ll feel more secure about your collection moving to the future because you’ve archived it, naked, so to speak, on your Mac.” If you have the right reader on your Mac, you can read it there….
#MAC EBOOK MANAGER PC#
You can move it around, put it in a collection, back it up with Time Machine, move it between a PC and a Mac, and so on. “If you download to a Mac, you’ll have the file firmly in the grips of your Downloads directory.
#MAC EBOOK MANAGER HOW TO#
In a previous how-to article, “ How to Get Free Books on your iPad,” I briefly discussed the idea that you’re better off using you Mac as a management center for your non-DRM protected eBooks. But I’m having fun learning, and I want to share what I’ve learned, or think I’ve learned, so far. This how-to explains what I’ve learned so far, but I am far from an expert, and I expect that some readers will jump in with a few corrections and valuable contributions. This how-to is a first look at eBook management, conversions and readers on a Mac.įirst off, I should say that I am a beginner at all this, learning as I go along. Also, the Mac is a better platform on which to actually store, manage and convert books between various formats. All the excitement about eBooks on the iPad tends to make us forget that many have been reading eBooks on the Mac and PC for a long time.
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