

I have an Asus tab also (eepad transformer101) and use the Opera browser to access the Calibre server on my PC. Admittedly, if one can access the metadata via the browser and downloading is successful, then it's probably not worth the purchase. On the other hand, accessing and downloading the calibre content using the Calibre Library app has been very successful. Trying to download a book via the Asus browser has been hit or miss for me. On my Asus tablet, the only information I get when accessing the database through the Asus browser is a booklist with thumbnails - no metadata.

This is caused by a change Android is making regarding SD card access, and simply means our app can save books on your external storage.The information is very similar to what I see when I use the browser on my desktop. Users with Jellybean (Android 4.1): You will also see a permission about “Test access to protected storage”. Allow Wi-Fi multicast reception: multicast is required to be able to find calibre without requiring you to enter an IP address. To get it, go to and click the button for the demo version (links to Google Play don't work here). Install and test with that version if you have concerns that CC won't work on your network or isn't what you need. Some CC features such as syncing book read information require newer versions of calibre.Ī free demo version of CC is available in the Google Play store. You must install and use one of the many excellent reader apps available.Ģ) CC requires that you use calibre calibre 0.9.02 or later, available at. Cloud providers currently supported: Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, and calibre libraries on the device or on an SD card.ġ) CC is not a reader app. Calibre automatically updates all the book metadata stored by CC to match the latest in your library.ģ) CC can connect to calibre’s content server or to your cloud provider to browse your library and download books to your device. Once connected, you use calibre to move books to and from your device. launch your book reader application to read a book (works with most reader applications except for Amazon Kindle for Android on non-Fire devices).Ģ) CC can connect to calibre over WiFi and be detected by calibre as a device. mark books read and sync this information with calibre. sort and group books by their metadata. view a book's metadata (author, tags, series, rating, dates, etc.). Once you put books on your device using one of the connection methods described below you can: a calibre content server and cloud provider (Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Amazon Cloud Drive) clientġ) CC is a device-based calibre library organizer. a high-performance WiFi-based calibre device emulator a superb device-based calibre library organizer Calibre Companion (CC), recommended by calibre developers, is three applications in one:
