When we have to manage ebooks or electronic books from the PC, it is best to do it in an organized way. At first these are nothing more than files that we can handle like other files, but in reality it is not like that. To do this, we can use certain programs that will be of enormous help, such as the popular Calibre.
This is a powerful free application that has been around for a good number of years and that does not stop growing and updating. All this in order to offer its millions of users everything they need to manage and manage their digital book libraries. In fact we could say that through Calibre, we can carry out almost any type of task that will be useful to us related to these ebooks that we are commenting on.
It is true that it cannot be said that it has the most beautiful user interface, but it is designed to offer maximum functionality. The same goes for its myriad menu and customization options. Although at first it may cost us a little to get used to it, once we get used to it we will see that it was designed with the clear objective of being as useful and functional as possible. Here we have a series of contextual menus for each title that allow us to interact with it.
In the same way, we have a series of menus and submenus through which we can move to access the multiple functions available here. However, there are a series of tricks that we can use from the keyboard to handle Calibre in a looser way, almost like an expert, a program that you can download from here .
Add books with the keyboard
When adding new ebooks to our library, the program offers us several alternatives. These can be used directly from the keyboard itself, which saves us moving between endless menus. For example, to add a book, we can do it with the A key, while from the clipboard we do it with Alt + Shift + A. We can also add a blank book with Ctrl + Shift + E.
Change active Calibre library
In order to be able to carry out a more orderly management of all our electronic books, we can create several individual libraries. This is something that will be very useful to us and we deal with thousands of content of this type, for example. So we can create our own libraries cataloged by the parameters we need. Of course, moving between them is a bit cumbersome. Therefore, to speed up this process, we can use the Ctrl + T key combination.
Work with book metadata
Likewise, this is a program that allows us to edit and add metadata to the uploaded books. Therefore, if we want to carry out this process quickly, for example, we can use the Ctrl + D key combination to download the metadata and book covers. Also, if we only want the metadata , we use the E key, which will make things much easier for us.
Convert books quickly in Calibre
One of the built-in functions that we use the most in Calibre is to convert e-books. For this, the program is compatible with the vast majority of current ebook formats, as expected. Therefore, to be able to carry out this process in the most fluid and fast way, we just have to click on the desired entry, and then press the C key.
