อะไรทำให้ Program ดีจริง? Suspects ปกติ: Efficiency, Stability, Great Functionality แต่ Frequency of Use? ไม่ถ้า Calibre มีอะไรเกี่ยวข้อง เพราะ Application นี้ผมใช้ Relatively Sparingly แต่ Irreplaceable Tool เมื่อต้องทำ E-book Work ใดๆ สำหรับ Authors, Doubly So เป็นหนึ่ง Ergo Hint, Ipso Facto 也許ถึงเวลา Review แล้ว
ใช้ Calibre มาปีแล้ว - เขียน Short Tutorial 關於 Convert KFX Files ไปเรื่อยๆ แต่ Failed เขียน Full Proper Review เพราะมันไม่แค่ Program Convert E-book Formats มัน More Than That แต่ผม Getting Ahead of Myself เริ่มกัน
Roll On for the Mystery Tour
Installation 簡單 - ทดสอบบน Linux ได้ Software บน Pretty Much Any Distro 透過 Standard Repo Channels Interface Vibrant 和 Colorful ไม่เชื่อ Amount of Goodies Available 和 Hiding Under Few Happy Buttons 可以 Connect Remote Shares, Download Books, Edit Metadata, Convert Files, View/Preview Books, And Then Some Very Handy, Even Slightly Overwhelming
สามารถ Create Multiple Libraries ได้ถ้าชอบ
然後 如果不 Dizzy 已經 有 Ability Modify/Tweak Application Every Level 包括 Look & Feel, Layout, Formatting Options, How Books Managed, How to Share Data, Plugins, Shortcuts, And More 如果 Confused 可以 Run Welcome Wizard 開始
Get Books
Calibre มาพร้อม Built-in Book Search Functionality 讓你 Query Vast Array of Online Stores/Book Catalogs มี Option Filter Results 基於 Parameters: Price, DRM Included, Store, Metadata, etc. Some Stores 甚至讓你 Download E-books Directly into Calibre Super-handy 允許 Single Interface Search Favorite Titles 可能找到 Cheaper Prices, 或 Things Didn't Know Available on Market
File Format Conversion
當然 Primary Uses of Calibre คือ File Format Conversion Application ให้ Support Dazzling Array of Formats, Input/Output EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, DOCX, PDF, TXT, RTF, And Many More 基本上 如果寫 Text 些什麼 很可能 Convert ได้ด้วย Calibre
Conversion Process 不 Trivial 要 Time 和 Patience 獲取 Things Right 也需要 Understand 如何 Different File Formats Work, 和如何 Structure Content 所以 Look/Behave Correctly 例如 Smashwords - Popular E-book Repository/Library - มี Strict Rules on Formatting 如果 Try Upload E-book 那裡 可能 Hit Bunch of Errors 包括但不限於 Table of Contents, Indentation, Margins, Breaks, 等 可能取得一段時間 獲取一切正確 尤其是因為 Options 太多
But Proof is in the Pudding 働 Closely With Several Designers 用 Calibre Exclusively 一起 Create Pretty Nifty Books 包括 DOCX, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, EPUB Formats 和 Successful Uploads/Renders Across Popular Book Stores 和 Various Digital E-readers
E-book Viewer
Calibre 也讓你 Read Books - 或 Preview Results of Work 包括 Conversions/Tweaks 你介紹 發現 Viewer 有點 Clunky - Stretch Text to Viewport Size 沒有 Margins 任何 Attempt Make More Book-like Failed Interface 也有點 Busy 和 Outdated 但總體 Fairly Reliable Tool 讓你 Preview Files 在 All Sorts of Formats
Plugins
如果以為上面已經很多 Plugins 開啟 Whole Pandora's Box of Extra Options Calibre Highly Extensible, 和來 With Huge Variety of Available Plugins 讓你 Change How Program Operates Almost Like Browser, 如果你 Will These Include Metadata, Conversion, Device Interface, Profile, And Many Other Functions Most Plugins 也可以 Customized Not for Faint-hearted, 和 You Do Need Some Knowledge Utilize This Aspect Correctly 但從這裡 World Is Your Oyster
Calibre 4
現在有 New Major Version Out Four Dot Oh 還沒 Hit All Software Channels 但可以 Manually Set Up และ Install 如果喜歡 例如 Linux 有 Shell Script Grab Calibre Archive, Configure Program 給你, Under /opt 試 Latest Release 4.12 看 Compare กับ Outlined Above
Overall Interface 沒變多少 Good Thing 熟悉 Look & Feel 大部分 Improvements Under the Hood 但 End User 仍獲 Some Perks - DOCX Import, Improved Metadata Editing, Revamped Reader 最後來 With Cleaner Interface, Menu Accessible Via Right Click
ข้อสรุป
Calibre 是 Amazing Product ฟรี Cross-platform Application, Vast Array of Options 有 Value ให้ Amateurs 和 Professionals Alike ในหลายปีของการใช้ ไม่曾 Really Failed Me 雖然 Tweaks 有些取得 Patience 和 Expertise Calibre Robust, Accurate 和 Useful
如果有 Need Editing/Managing E-book Catalog Calibre Has It All 也讓你 Search Books 和 Discover Great Content Plugins ให้ Whole New Dimension of Capabilities Build on Solid Foundation Day to Day 可能不 Require Calibre 多少 但 Come the Need, It's Your One-stop Digital Book Shop 我 Happy 因為เป็นเดือนๆ ที่ไม่ได้เขียน Raving Review of Software Product แต่ Calibre Truly Deserves It 所以คุณ應該 Test It Now End of.
Cheers.
