Calibre E Reader For Mac
Old Version Kindle for PC/Mac 1.17 Download Posted on Feb 10, 2017 0 comments Amazon updated their desktop reading app Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac to version 1.19, it is a big step as the last major version 1.17 was released several months ago. Calibre is a completely free, open source e-book reader, converter and manager, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems with an excellent ebook file support. Unlike most free ebook readers, Calibre can open books in AWZ formats. The newest app on the Mac eBook reader scene, Bookinist is the app that prompted us to write this article. It’s a brave shot at making a nearly perfect iBooks clone, months before Apple is set to release iBooks for OS X with Mavericks release.
Calibre E-reader For Mac
Instapaper is a great way to queue articles and blog posts for future readingManage Your Bookmarks & Reading List with InstapaperManage Your Bookmarks & Reading List with InstapaperRead More. It even features a great app for Android and iOS devices, and a subscription service for the Kindle. Those of us with certain e-book readers may feel left out from this. They don’t have to. Calibre, the ulitmate ebook management programCalibre - Mighty eBook Management SoftwareCalibre - Mighty eBook Management SoftwareRead More, can download entire newspapers, blogs and magazinesDownload Entire Newspapers or Blogs To Your eBook Reader With CalibreDownload Entire Newspapers or Blogs To Your eBook Reader With CalibreRead More.
It can also download your entire Instapaper queue, as it turns out, formatting everything for a staggering number of e-book readers. Heck, you can even schedule this process to happen automatically – all you’d need to do is transfer the file and get ready to read at home! Let’s break this down.
Step 1: Set Up Instapaper
Don’t have Instapaper? Get it. Head over to instapaper.com and sign up for an account. Once you’re done that, be sure to drag the “Read Later” button to your bookmarks toolbar:
Now the fun begins. Find any article you want to read and click this button; the article will automatically be sent to your Instapaper queue. You can read them online, if you want, or send them to your ebook reader using Calibre. Keep reading to find out how.
Step 2: Set Up Calibre To Download Instapaper
If you haven’t already, download Calibre. It’s a free program for Mac, Linux and Windows that helps manage e-books. Follow the prompts to set it up to sync with your e-book reader of choice and you’ll soon see the default interface. Click the “Fetch News” button to bring up the automatic downloading function of Calibre. Search for “Instapaper” and you’ll see the following window:
Calibre E Reader For Mac
Enter your username; no need for your password. Schedule a regular time for this to all happen, if you like. Click “Download Now” to grab everything immediately, or set up a regular time for this download to happen and click “Save” if you want this to happen regularly.
Step 3: Profit!
Calibre Epub Reader
You’ve got it now; your Instapaper queue is now an e-book that can be quickly sent to your e-book reader. Everything you download will be automatically marked as “Read” on Instapaper, which means you’ll never download the same article to your ebook reader unless you intend to. Enjoy!
Supported Devices
So what ebook readers will this process work on? Qr code reader scanner. Well, Calibre supports many different eReaders, so this hack will work with any of them. Those supported as of late November 2010 include:
- SONY PRS line
- Barnes & Noble Nook
- Cybook Gen 3/Opus
- Amazon Kindle line
- Entourage Edge
- Longshine ShineBook
- Ectaco Jetbook
- BeBook/BeBook Mini
- Irex Illiad/DR1000
- Foxit eSlick
- PocketBook 360
- Italica
- eClicto
- Iriver Story
- Airis dBook
- Hanvon N515
- Binatone Readme
- Teclast K3
- SpringDesign Alex
- Kobo Reader
Depending on when you’re reading this Calibre may support more devices. Check out the Calibre FAQ for more information.
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I have to thank Evil Genius Chronicles for this great idea, which I plan on making use of a great deal in the future. Let me know how it works for you in the comments below, or feel free to suggest any other ways of achieving this sort of setup.