What is Caliber and how to install it in our Windows 10?

At this point, many of you will already have your Windows 10 with the new updates and the new software, but there will be tasks that ask you how to do them in Windows. One of these tasks is surely to manage your ebooks and readings on the eReader.

This can be done either through the eReader manufacturer's software or through Caliber. A great free software that surely many of you already know but do not know how to install in the new Windows.

What is Caliber?

Caliber was born as a software to manage the content of the eReader or electronic book. Thus, we can not only decide which readings to insert into our device but also which readings or delete or simply transfer a text document from one format to another with its converter and then read through the electronic book. In the latest Caliber updates, this program has evolved and incorporated an ebook editor that allows the creation and publication of ebooks without having to pay for it.

Caliber is free and is updated at least once a week, including updated drivers, bug fixes, and news feeds to send to the eReader. It also incorporates plugins functionTherefore, anyone can adapt this manager to their needs and focus it on the server world or on a specific online ebook store. Also, Caliber is cross-platform so anyone can test it on Windows, Mac OS or Gnu / Linux without changing the interface, something important for users.

How to install Caliber on Windows?

Still gauge It is not a universal app nor is it found in the Microsoft Store, so to install Caliber in Windows we have to first get it and then install it. We can get Caliber in its official website , there we will find several installation packages. We have to download the package corresponding to our platform, either the 32-bit or the 64-bit one.

Once we have downloaded the package, press enter or double click on the .exe file and the installation wizard will begin. The installation assistant is in Spanish so we will not have a major problem. It is usually based on pressing «siguiente»Until the end, although we have to select the installation folder and where the ebooks will be saved.

Once we have installed the software, we will execute it if it has not been opened automatically and it will appear a wizard to configure the connection with our eReader. This point is important because indicating an eReader other than ours will prevent us from reading or sending ebooks to the device. The wizard can be started whenever we want, so if we really don't know which eReader model we have, it is best to close the wizard and start it later.

Once we have installed Caliber, the first thing we have to do is collect ebooks from our computer. Then, once we have collected all the ebooks on our computer, we can either send them to the eReader, or convert them, or edit or delete them, whichever we prefer.

Conclusion

As you can see, Caliber is a very simple but very powerful program that fulfills functions that we all expect from our electronic book software, but that it does not usually bring. But also works as an ebook reader, useful for those who do not have an eReader and if a tablet like the Microsoft Surface.