Book library application

Question

I need a library application for iOS capable to:

sync book files with my PC (Windows)
search and list files by authors, names, custom tags
view files using a book reader app (or support viewing FictionBook/.fb2 and EPUB files by itself)

Any advice?

Will your library only contain ebooks, or also normal books (which you won't be able to read, of course)? — nidunc, Commented Jun 1, 2014 at 18:53
@nidunc, fb2 and epub (zipped), and a few PDF and DJVU. But last 2 are not absolutely necessary to support. — user626528, Commented Jun 1, 2014 at 20:12

Cornelius · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-01 15:40:45Z

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Take a look at Calibre (for your PC)

freeware (opensource) and cross-platform
powerful and configurable e-books database
custom database fields
automatic metadata downloading from Amazon, Google Books, ISBN.org and other sources
compatible with many readers
web interface (only to view and download books)
supports many formats (even multiple formats for the same book)
editor for some formats (epub)
export database to different formats (CSV, BibTeX and others)

On your iOS device you could use Marvin Reader and the MarvinXD Calibre plugin:

answered Jun 1, 2014 at 14:34

Cornelius

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I was going to suggest that but I think User626528 is looking for an app for their idevice rather than for their computer.
– Nick Dickinson-Wilde
Commented Jun 1, 2014 at 14:50
I'd prefer software running on my device.
– user626528
Commented Jun 1, 2014 at 15:42
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Also, according to Wikipedia, Marvin only supports .epub ebooks, and not .fb2 (but maybe that has changed since)
– nidunc
Commented Jun 1, 2014 at 18:57
Is Calibre lightweight?
– SarahofGaia
Commented Jul 30, 2015 at 0:37

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