Calibre. Great Program for Reading eBooks on Your Computer.

[N2NH]

I came across Calibre recently and it's a very good program for reading eBooks on your PC or Laptop. It can be used with many different formats (non-DRM*) and there are many sites that now offer free eBooks that are out of copy-write. It even converts from one format to another. Or as they describe it:


calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:

Library Management
E-book conversion
Syncing to e-book reader devices
Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
Comprehensive e-book viewer
Content server for online access to your book collection



Available here.

*DRM = Digital Rights Management
(http://calibre-ebook.com/)

[KC2UGV]

I love Calibre. I use it to keep my Nook in sync as well. FWIW, there is a portable version as well.

[suddenseer]

Have been using it almost a year now. Easy for a dummy like me to use.

[n6hcm]

calibre is like a Swiss Army knife for e-books.