Alfa ebook manager - Page 5

Rellwood · 11-16-2023, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Why just the other day I was thinking to myself, "If only there were a way for me to play with realistic 3-D models of my favorite books".

Rellwood · 11-16-2023, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by benevideslaren

Hi I'm new here. on my own I can say that very few people really use Alfa, I agree with you. what would you personally recommend?

Calibre

JSWolf · 11-16-2023, 02:55 PM

@Rellwood, You're replying to posts made about 3 years ago.

Hello Necropost!

shalym · 11-19-2023, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

@Rellwood, Your replying to pots made about 3 years ago.

Hello Necropost!

*you're*

Shari

Sirtel · 11-19-2023, 12:52 PM

Are there talking pots on MR now? Why haven't I seen them?

Quoth · 11-19-2023, 03:13 PM

Bill & Ben, The Flower Pot Men. About 60 years ago.

rcentros · 11-20-2023, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Interesting, Alfa might actually fits my need.

Mainly this : https://www.alfaebooks.com/help/file_manager
Makes me think you actually have a say as to where you wanna put your files.

In Linux you can just click the down arrow by Calibre and you should see the option to move your library. I assume it works the same in windows.

Make sure you click move the current library to the new location.

JSWolf · 11-20-2023, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

In Linux you can just click the down arrow by Calibre and you should see the option to move your library. I assume it works the same in windows.

Make sure you click move the current library to the new location.

If I have the disk space, I'd prefer to copy my library and test the copy and if it's OK, then I can deleted the other copy.

AlfaeBooksManagerFan · 07-29-2024, 01:43 AM

Thanks for letting me know about this piece of software, I purchased it cause it's less than the price of a good book. I never liked Calibre, I used it only to remove the DRM but I learned to create my own python scripts in order to avoid using it.

JSWolf · 07-29-2024, 05:48 AM

They lie. When you go to their website, you see it say...

Alfa eBooks Manager
The most powerful and easy-to-use Book Organizer

That's a lie as calibre is the most powerful and easy-to-use.

Also, they have a video they could not be bothered to make it in hi-res. It's 360p and very fuzzy when full screen.

There is a lot you can do with calibre thanks to the plugins that you cannot do with Alfa. Alfa is OK, but overall, it's not very useful for managing eBooks on various devices.

AlfaeBooksManagerFan · 07-29-2024, 11:36 AM

Î never used Calibre for anything else than DRM stuff because the interface is so unintuitive for me that it's unusable. I think it's because of Calibre that no other company invested in such software and so we are stuck with only one option.

Quoth · 07-29-2024, 11:55 AM

It's totally intuitive to me.

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because the interface is so unintuitive for me that it's unusable.

How many Library and document management systems have you used?

John F · 07-29-2024, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by codrut_popescu

Î never used Calibre for anything else than DRM stuff because the interface is so unintuitive for me that it's unusable. ...

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Originally Posted by Quoth

It's totally intuitive to me.

...

I find the traditional interface more intuitive: a menu across the top with File, Edit, View, ... and toolbars. Hide the menu across the top with the alt key is also preferable.

Big icons with wording is nice to start, but once you know the app, they just take up space.

DiapDealer · 07-29-2024, 12:30 PM

The notion that at UI should be instantaneously intuitive (no research or learning curve) to a new user is ludicrous to me. Every added capability will be something a user will need to familiarize themselves with. We've become tricked (mainly by non-programmer UI "experts") into believing that there's some magic UI practice which will render a user guide unnecessary -- regardless of the complexity of an application's functions/features. If you want to know how to truly use an application: RTFM and/or experiment with it.

DiapDealer · 07-29-2024, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by John F

Big icons with wording is nice to start, but once you know the app, they just take up space.

Which is why many apps (calibre included) allow you to change the size of the icons and remove the wording.

11-16-2023, 02:55 PM	#63
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,435 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	@Rellwood, You're replying to posts made about 3 years ago. Hello Necropost! Last edited by JSWolf; 11-19-2023 at 02:15 PM.

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AlfaeBooksManagerFan Member Retired Posts: 20 Karma: 91984 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Inkpad EO	Thanks for letting me know about this piece of software, I purchased it cause it's less than the price of a good book. I never liked Calibre, I used it only to remove the DRM but I learned to create my own python scripts in order to avoid using it.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,435 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	They lie. When you go to their website, you see it say... Alfa eBooks Manager The most powerful and easy-to-use Book Organizer That's a lie as calibre is the most powerful and easy-to-use. Also, they have a video they could not be bothered to make it in hi-res. It's 360p and very fuzzy when full screen. There is a lot you can do with calibre thanks to the plugins that you cannot do with Alfa. Alfa is OK, but overall, it's not very useful for managing eBooks on various devices.

07-29-2024, 11:36 AM	#71
AlfaeBooksManagerFan Member Retired Posts: 20 Karma: 91984 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Inkpad EO	Î never used Calibre for anything else than DRM stuff because the interface is so unintuitive for me that it's unusable. I think it's because of Calibre that no other company invested in such software and so we are stuck with only one option.

07-29-2024, 12:30 PM	#74
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,040 Karma: 199464182 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The notion that at UI should be instantaneously intuitive (no research or learning curve) to a new user is ludicrous to me. Every added capability will be something a user will need to familiarize themselves with. We've become tricked (mainly by non-programmer UI "experts") into believing that there's some magic UI practice which will render a user guide unnecessary -- regardless of the complexity of an application's functions/features. If you want to know how to truly use an application: RTFM and/or experiment with it.