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How to build your own online e-book library using Calibre

Turn your Mac into a personal e-book cloud with Calibre, the surprisingly powerful — and totally free — tool for building cross-platform and web-accessible digital library you completely control.

Calibre library interface displaying a book list by Fyodor Dostoevsky, highlighted book 'The Idiot' with green and blue cover details.
How to turn your Mac into an e-book server with Calibre

Calibre may not win any design awards, but it’s one of the most powerful tools for managing digital books. It’s also completely free — a breath of fresh air when everything else seems to come with a mandatory software subscription.

Originally built as a personal e-book organizer and file format converter, Calibre does far more than store files. It includes a content server that turns your library into a web-accessible collection you can use from anywhere.

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