Manage, Convert Your e-book Library Using Calibre in Ubuntu, Linux Mint

Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application available in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other Linux platforms.

Calibre recently released latest version 2.31.0 with some new features and bug fixes. For details visit Calibre 2.31.0 change-log.

Table of Contents

Calibre Feature Summary

Library Management: search, tag, comment, sort by Title, Author, Date added, Date published, Size, Rating, Series
E-book conversion: It can convert almost all types of ebook format to all. Complete list of format types available here.
Syncing to e-book reader devices
Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
Comprehensive e-book viewer
Content server for online access to your book collection
E-book editor for the major e-book formats

How to install – using Terminal

To install Calibre latest release in Ubuntu using terminal run below commands in sequence. Enter password when prompted.

sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/master/setup/linux-installer.py | sudo python -c "import sys; main=lambda:sys.stderr.write('Download failed\n'); exec(sys.stdin.read()); main()"

Run

Type Calibre in dash. Click the launcher icon.
From Menu find it under Applications

Troubleshooting and Support

If you face any issues while installing or using Calibre, you may drop a note using comment section at the end of this article, Or you can post your query in any of the support channels mentioned below.