Institutional Use of Calibre as a Digital Library Platform

Sajit Nair · 04-01-2024, 11:12 AM

Been using Calibre for quite some time and it answers all my queries ( save for format standardization when it comes to pdf conversions into epub).

I am thinking of recommending my Institute ( a not-for-profit Academic Organization) to adopt Calibre & its Content sever capabilities.

A few questions :-

1. Any thoughts from folks who have done this before ?
2. Is there any kind of licensing that I would need to know about beyond the usual Fair usage terms ?
3. My institute runs an ip-based Digital Library, can I authenticate & connect the calibre server to the stated ip ?

kovidgoyal · 04-01-2024, 11:31 AM

2. There is no licensing restriction as far as calibre is concerned. Anyone can use it for any purpose the only restrictions come if you try to redistribute calibre itself or a product based on calibre.

3. You can put calibre behind any server you like, see https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html for examples of using a reverse proxy in front of calibre.

04-01-2024, 11:12 AM	#1
Sajit Nair Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Laptop	Institutional Use of Calibre as a Digital Library Platform Been using Calibre for quite some time and it answers all my queries ( save for format standardization when it comes to pdf conversions into epub). I am thinking of recommending my Institute ( a not-for-profit Academic Organization) to adopt Calibre & its Content sever capabilities. A few questions :- 1. Any thoughts from folks who have done this before ? 2. Is there any kind of licensing that I would need to know about beyond the usual Fair usage terms ? 3. My institute runs an ip-based Digital Library, can I authenticate & connect the calibre server to the stated ip ?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Calibre as a Private digital Library with 300 users	thyworld	Calibre	4	06-19-2021 01:02 PM
Amazon acquiring digital comics platform Comixology	Dopedangel	News	14	04-11-2014 07:45 PM
3M Library Platform Reader is the TXTR	Dulin's Books	News	10	06-30-2011 08:22 PM
Neal Stephenson's digital publishing platform adds a dash of Wiki to novel-reading	SlowRain	News	1	09-03-2010 03:35 AM
More Info on Amazon's DRM option for the Digital Text Platform	kjk	News	0	01-21-2010 01:34 PM

04-01-2024, 11:31 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,881 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	2. There is no licensing restriction as far as calibre is concerned. Anyone can use it for any purpose the only restrictions come if you try to redistribute calibre itself or a product based on calibre. 3. You can put calibre behind any server you like, see https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html for examples of using a reverse proxy in front of calibre.