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Replacement for Calibre Companion?
My current set up is as follows:
I use Calibre on my Windows PC to manage library of eBooks (I think the repository is on Dropbox but can't remember where!) I use Moon+ Reader Pro on my Android devices (tablet and phone) to read the books. I like this app and it keeps track of reading position so I can swap between the devices quite easily I use Calibre Companion on the Android devices to access the repository (on Dropbox), browse my books, download to device and kick off the Moon+ Reader app. This all worked fine for years, but, the latest version of Calibre Companion has broken things as it no longer detects any reader apps. I can work round this but it is not particularly slick. What I need is another method/app to put on Android that will allow me to interact with the Calibre repository. Any suggestions? |
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Sorted!
I have installed Calibre Sync and this seems to do what I need ![]() |
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Add Calibre to Your Net Libraries in Moon+ App to Access Your Calibre Library
I've been searching for an answer to the broken CC problem for months. To my amazement, I think I finally found it!
You can add Calibre to Moon + by giving the app the IP address for your Calibre Library. Just go to Net Libraries and add a new catalogue for Calibre. There's a button to bring up a fill-in-the-blank to add the IP address of your Calibre Library. You can find the IP address of your library under the Content Server information in Calibre. I don't know how this will work going forward and I take ZERO RESPONSIBILITY for anybody's individual results. But I was so excited to be able to access my Calibre books again, that I just had to share! Good luck! Quote:
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Calibre => Preferences => Sharing over the Net => Start server. The status line in the pane will show the server IP address and port.
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Not sure this is going to work for me as I keep my Calibre library on Dropbox. The IP address I see when I "Start Server" is a local one on my PC (192.168.1.180)! Would I need to have my PC running in order to use your technique? Thanks |
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Find Address of Calibre Content Server
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Yes. Go to the menu at the top of the screen in Calibre. Click on CONNECT/SHARE. When the drop-down opens, select START CONTENT SERVER. Calibre will take you back to the menu. Click CONNECT/SHARE again, & you will see a selection to STOP CONTENT SERVER. Directly to the right of that, you will see the server address. I wish there was a way to paste an image here. It would make things so much easier! I think I've given you the information you need to find the address. Let me know if it works for you. Good luck! |
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Yes, you do have to have the PC running to access the server. I've been overcoming this hurdle by importing my books into my phone/tablet. I have tons of storage on both devices so this is a viable option for me. I recognize that it may not be for you. My library is about 1200 books. I like being able to browse my entire library for an unread book, or to reread a favorite book.
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The messages posted here about such errors generally start "I've kept my library on <NAS, storage service of your choice, whatever> for years and now my library will not mount or I can't see any books in it, etc. |
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If I put the library on local storage then I wouldn't be able to access from my tablet and phone whenever the PC was switched off......unless I am missing something! |
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Keep your library local and sync it when calibre is closed to Dropbox/OneDrive/whatever. You can use a sync utility that allows for incremental syncs so only the changed bits get synced which is my personal preference. |
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Am I right that in order for this to work....
If all these are true then this is not a practical solution to my situation! I would like to be able to access my Calibre library from both my phone and tablet (both Android). Looks like I still need to use Calibre Sync. Can this be used with the library on the PC? |
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Not quite right. The way I was looking at it was that when you close calibre, you would sync any changes to your cloud storage (OneDrive, Dropbox, whatever) and use Moon+ to access your library in the cloud the same way as you previously did.
This would allow you to access your library from anywhere without have to use calibre's content server and having to make it accessible from outside your home LAN. |
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