
Battery life and storage: Most of the readers promise battery life somewhere between six and eight weeks (depending on usage) and offer 8 GB or 32 GB of storage.Six-inch screens are the most common size, as well as the most portable and likely to be pocketable, although newer readers pack larger screens into similarly sized bodies, which is a bonus.


Screen quality: We gave preference to devices with a pixel density of 300 dots per inch, the highest available in any ebook reader and what most models offer.(Unlike tablets such as the iPad, ebook readers use a side-lighting system that provides a glow across the screen, rather than from behind it.) Because this feature is so prevalent, we didn’t test any readers without it. Built-in lighting: Most e-readers provide their own light for reading in dark environments.Other interesting features that Calibre offers is: transforming an RSS feed into an eBook, viewing eBooks using an integrated reader or remotely accessing Calibre's collection using a web browser. Not only does it allow updating the metadata of eBooks stored in these devices, but you can also create collections from the tags defined in the program. The formats that Calibre accepts as input are MOBI, LIT, PRC, EPUB, ODT, FB2, HTML, CBR, CBZ, RTF, TXT, PDF and LRS.Ĭalibre can synchronize the information in its database with that of some eBook readers such as Sony PRS 500/505/700, Cybook Gen 3, Amazon Kindle (1 and 2), as well as the iPhone. The format conversion generates as output three types of documents: EPUB, LRF, and MOBI. Calibre is an eBook manager that helps you organize your eBook collection, perform conversions between different eBook formats and synchronize the content of the program's database with that of some eBook reading devices.Īs an eBook manager, Calibre lets you sort your eBook collection by title, author, date, publisher, rating, size, and series.
