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Bookfinder mentions (89)

• Does anyone have any tools for tracking down hard to find books?

  My first stop is always bookfinder. Doesn't cross-reference every site but it does a good chunk of them. Source: 11 months ago

• Ideas for a 7 day celebration for my S.O.'s birthday?

  If an era (say civil war) go to http://bookfinder.com. Now on the front page click Advanced Search. You can select year of publication. So for civil war I would plug in up to 1900. Source: 11 months ago

• Where do you find out what a book you’re repurposing is worth?

  First you need to learn to grade the book, as value is related directly to condition. Then you can look the book up on bookfinder.com and see what it's worth. But... there's a caveat. There's lots of "script sellers" out there, sellers that don't actually own the book - but which scrape the data, markup the price and offer it for sale, planning to buy it when you do. There's also many utter idiots who will... Source: 11 months ago

• I’m applying to SJSU for Fall 2024 and I have no idea how I’m going to live out there

  If you NEED to purchase a book, use bookfinder.com to find the cheapest books. Always verify the ISBN to make sure you get the correct one edition. Source: 12 months ago

• Best Place For Textbooks

  You should also check bookfinder.com. Source: 12 months ago

calibre mentions (546)

• Ask HN: Best Open E-Reader?

  Kobos[1] and Pocketbooks[2] are a lot more open than Kindles. AFAIK you can transfer .epub files into both devices and these epubs are perfectly readable via the stock OS. If for some reason you find the stock proprietary OS lacking, you can install an open source one like KOreader [3] or Plato[4] Of course you want a good way of organizing epubs pdfs mobi, and like has already been mentioned Calibre[5] is a great... - Source: Hacker News / 14 days ago

• Ask HN: Best Open E-Reader?

  You can manage the files with Calibre[1] and sync them onto an e-reader like the Kobo with a click. [1] https://calibre-ebook.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 14 days ago

• Calibre: Unlock the Data in Your Breath

  Not to be confused with Calibre, the excellent ebook software by Kovid Goyal: https://calibre-ebook.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Need help editing epub in Sigil

  Glad you were able to fix it, but what about trying Calibre? It is free and makes it easy to adjust things, add info, and change front covers. Source: 5 months ago

• Manga on Kindle?

  Or using Calibre (pdf or azw3) https://calibre-ebook.com. Source: 5 months ago