![]() ![]() Want to write your own ebook? Check out the best free software for writers.Read our full Icecream Ebook Reader review.Students will find the lack of note-taking and copying frustrating. Editing books is supported for EPUB and AZW3 formats. Calibre supports organizing existing e-books into virtual libraries, displaying, editing, creating and converting e-books, as well as syncing e-books with a variety of e-readers. The free version of Icecream Ebook Reader is quick and very easy to use, but only really suitable for recreational reading. Calibre ( / kælbr /, stylised calibre) is a cross-platform free and open-source suite of e-book software. Premium features include importing multiple ebooks simultaneously, adding notes, editing metadata, and copying text. Unfortunately, some of the options you can see in the menus are only available if you pay for the Pro version. The reader itself is similar to the Kindle app in appearance, with one-click (or tap) buttons for changing font size, color theme (day, night, or sepia), and viewing the table of contents. One particularly handy feature is the ability to archive and export your ebooks ideal if you use more than one PC and don’t want the hassle of importing your books twice. It supports EPUB, MOBI, PDF and FB2 ebook formats, and once you’ve imported your books they’re arranged in a neat bookshelf with a choice of viewing options. I suspect we’ll see many more e-readers make their way to Chrome OS as more tablets hit the market.Icecream specializes in smart, no-frills software, and Icecream Ebook Reader is no exception. For someone who has a lot of digital books, Calibre looks like the perfect all-in-one manager and it seems to work perfectly on Chrome OS thanks to Linux apps. Now, when you click “Add Books” in Calibre, all of your compatible e-book, doc and text files will be at your fingertips for importing. Next, open Google Drive on your Chromebook that has Calibre installed and start dragging your e-books into the Calibre Library folder. If you have your e-books on another device, I would move them to Google Drive first. When Calibre was installed, it created a Library folder inside the Linux folder of your device. So, what can you do with Calibre? Well, when you launch the app, you will be prompted to choose your go-to e-book device and then, you can import your e-book library. Once it is finished, a black window will open that contains a line with That is the Linux terminal where we will input the commands to install Calibre and any other applications you choose. Click Linux and then select “turn on.” In the pop-up window, select “install” and wait for the Linux container to be created. Below the Apps tab, you will see a little penguin (His name is Tux, BTW) with the words Linux (Beta) beside him. Head back to the settings and look at the menu on the left. If your Chromebook supports Linux apps, you should see the option in the same settings menu where you updated your device. A cross platform desktop reading app, based on the Readium Desktop toolkit.NOTE: This is only to provide appimages, I am not the developer. If you are up to date, we can move on to the next step. If not, wait for the update to download and you will be prompted to restart and complete the update. Click “check for updates” to see if you’re up to date. Click the gear icon and select “About Chrome OS” at the bottom of the left-hand menu. To update, head to the settings menu in the bottom right system tray. You will need to make sure that your Chromebook is up to date and that it supports Linux applications. I took a few minutes to figure out what was missing from the equation and now, we know exactly how to install the program on Chrome OS. One user was looking to install the e-book manager but was running into some unexpected errors. I first encountered Calibre on the Facebook Chromebook group that we highlighted last week. The open-source e-book management software is completely free and lucky for Chromebook users, there is a Linux version. For many, Calibre is the one-stop-shop for managing an extensive, multi-platform catalog. I’m more into old fashioned analog reading myself but I am fully aware that millions of people take to their Kindles, Nooks, iPads and mobile devices to digest daily content and that’s totally fine.Ĭhrome OS has some web-based options for reading e-books and even more options if you look to the Google Play Store but what if you already have a library of publications. With the smaller, tablet-first devices coming, many users may want to use their Chromebook tablets as their primary reader. Chrome OS tablets are still finding their place in the consumer market but the pending release of the Duet Chromebook from Lenovo could open the floodgates for the form-factor. ![]()
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