A thank you to Kovid Goyal

[Graham44]

I wanted to start this thread just to say thank you To Kovid Goyal for bringing us what I consider the best e-book software there is.

I love reading both physical books and e-books, I probably have around 300-350 ish physical books on my floor to ceiling bookshelves and I have 341 Kindle books.

With my physical books I like to just scan through them when picking one to read, and sometimes just picking one of the shelf to look at the cover and blurb on the back, a very tactile experience. Whereas I always found the Kindle for PC software very 'cold' and 'clinical' I still enjoyed reading the books on Kindle but the selection process wasn't as nice as the selection process for my physical books (and the cataloguing process on Kindle I found just awful, nowhere near enough customizable for me)

Calibre has changed all that for me - yes an e-book/e-book library can never replicate the tactile experience of a physical book - but Calibre does replicate a physical library wonderfully, for me anyway. From the lovely subtle reflections in cover browser, to being able to group books in anyway you wish, to the powerful search tools and ability to really own your Kindle books by allowing customisation its really made Kindle library feel like my Kindle library.

So as I said I just wanted to use this thread as an opportunity to say thank you to Kovid, perhaps others would also like to do the same on this thread.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Graham44

So as I said I just wanted to use this thread as an opportunity to say thank you to Kovid, perhaps others would also like to do the same on this thread.

Yes, certainly. Calibre is the most important program I've had on my computers for the past 13 years. It is truly irreplaceable. It makes managing an ebook library a real delight.

My heartfelt thanks to you, Mr Goyal, and other calibre contributors for your wonderful work.

[kovidgoyal]

You are most welcome, calibre has always been a labor of love for me, since I am myself an avid reader.

[bluepeter]

And another thank you from me.

I've only been using Calibre since early 2021, and am sure that I've only scratched the surface of its capabilities. Nonetheless, and like @Sirtel, I regard it as the most useful program on my laptop. The more I learn about it, the more I love it.

[foosion]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You are most welcome, calibre has always been a labor of love for me, since I am myself an avid reader.

[neil_swann80]

I'd like to add my appreciation too.

It's one of the first applications I install on my PCs after every reimage.

[peaceridge]

My thanks, also. It is my most important piece of software. If fact, I needed a new computer and was looking at Mac vs my older Windows. The first thing I checked was whether the Mac could run Calibre. Thank goodness it could! However, if not, I would have stayed with Windows.

[Martinoptic]

[dbennett]

My thanks as well! I use Calibre to manage about 19k books in my library, and would go crazy if I didn't have it!

[rjwse@aol.com]

calibre is what I use exclusively to read, edit, and write. Over coffee, first thing in the morning, extremely early, I open mobileread to see what's new. calibre is central to my life and I thank you Kovidgoyal for creating it. Best regards, Pop

[pdurrant]

Thanks are great. Becoming a Patreon subscriber would even better. How much is continued development of calibre worth to you a month?

I'm embarrassed to find that although I thought I had set up a Patreon subscription, I have not. I will do so first thing in October.

https://www.patreon.com/kovidgoyal

[bluepeter]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Thanks are great. Becoming a Patreon subscriber would even better. How much is continued development of calibre worth to you a month?

I'm embarrassed to find that although I thought I had set up a Patreon subscription, I have not. I will do so first thing in October.

https://www.patreon.com/kovidgoyal

Ah. I wasn't aware of his Patreon. I've just been following the "Support Calibre" link at the top of the Calibre website pages and making occasional one-off payments through PayPal.

I agree the principle: offering monetary thanks is the best way. But it does no harm to offer verbal appreciation as well.

[nerdyreader]

You really do go above and beyond with this software and the support you provide at this forum.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm embarrassed to find that although I thought I had set up a Patreon subscription, I have not. I will do so first thing in October.

https://www.patreon.com/kovidgoyal

I've just set it up. No need for me to wait to October, really!

[svenlind]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've just set it up. No need for me to wait to October, really!

Me too. And thank you for mentioning the possibility.
I too have been an irregular contributor using the heart in Calibre.