Nicolas Lorenzon (aka Nick)

To continue our series of articles on the Calibre software, we’re going to see how to share your Calibre library online and put your digital books on a local network (or even the wider internet).

With summer approaching, it’s time to think about relaxing. And what’s better than reading a good book while soaking up the sun? In that case, an e-reader is worth considering. Let’s look at why.

Calibre is a great program that lets you manage your digital library, convert files into different formats and send ebooks to your e-reader. But you can also add functionality to Calibre with plugins.

Ever downloaded multiple ebooks of the same story, but wished you had them all in one file? Or maybe you have short stories you’d love to combine into a neat anthology.

Bigme recently put out a video showing off its new smartphone, the HiBreak Dual, which features a color e-ink screen with a very fast refresh rate.

France’s National Book Center (the CNL) just released its annual report on the health of the country’s bookstores, and let’s say it right away: 2025 marks a bit of a turning point. This is a French situation, but it’s a worrying one worth paying attention to.

Got an old Kindle that’s been gathering dust in a drawer for the past few weeks? Maybe you figured it was headed for the trash now that Amazon has “unplugged” it. Well, good news: your e-reader isn’t dead. It still works perfectly, and there’s a really simple way to keep transferring books to it and reading for years to come.

You just transferred an ebook to your e-reader, you open it… and… it’s a disaster! Repeated blank pages, oversized margins, shifted lines, text spilling off the screen, garbled accents, or (worse) an e-reader that simply crashes. You can dig through your device’s settings all you want, but nothing helps. Don’t worry: the problem rarely comes from the e-reader itself. It’s the file that’s causing trouble, and we’re going to look at 3 ways to repair your digital book (ebook).