14 DAY TRIAL // Calibre, a piece of software used to convert, edit, and view eBooks, has been updated to version 2.3 and brings a few new features and various fixes.
The Calibre development cycle is really picking up Steam and the developer is now making big steps when it comes to the version number. Things were moving much slower before reaching the 2.x branch, but the dev is now working to increase that build number as fast as possible.
A new release of this application is made almost on a weekly basis, with very few interruptions. Surprisingly, there is always something to add or to fix, but a large number of these changes come from a very dedicated community.
A new week, a new Calibre version
According to the changelog, users can now dynamically adjust the size of the in-memory cover thumbnail cache, which is based on the window size, to ensure a flicker-free rendering even on very large screens, the last used template is remembered, when the app is downloading books a popup message telling the user that the books will be added to the calibre library automatically is displayed, and the eBook viewer will not try to detect when a chapter has a page break before the start of the chapter's text, which could result in a leading blank page and to an override of the page break.
Also, the author sort field is now marked red initially when the author sort does not match the author due to a Qt 5 behavior change, downloading eBooks from Project Gutenberg via the built-in browser is now working even with the changes that were made to the Project Gutenberg website, and a number of new sources have been improved, including Strategy+Business, Dawn, American Thinker, Anchorage Daily News, and Financial Times.
Where to download Calibre
Users can also download the source package and try to compile it. It has many dependencies, so that might be an issue. The only other alternative is to get it from the repositories, but you might not get the latest release.
The developer also provides a simple command that can be entered in the terminal and the installation only requires the sudo password to complete. It's the fastest way to get the app.
You can also check out our review of Calibre and download Calibre 2.3 from Softpedia, but keep in mind that this is just the source. If you do happen to find any bugs, please make sure to contact the developer and let him know.