在这篇文章中，我们将讨论如何使用两个适用于Windows 11/10的免费桌面软件下载电子书(download eBooks)。早些时候，我们介绍了合法下载免费电子书的网站。现在，我们将提到两个免费软件，可让您从各种顶级在线书店搜索和下载免费电子书，包括Amazon Kindle、Google Books、Mills和Boon UK等等。您还可以直接从这些免费软件购买付费电子书。
这些免费的电子书下载器软件(eBook downloader software)提供多种语言和电子书格式的电子书。此外，您还可以在这些软件的内置电子书阅读器中阅读下载的电子书。
(Download)使用适用于 PC 的免费桌面软件下载电子书
这是两个免费的电子书下载器软件，可用于在Windows 11/10 PC 上下载电子书：
- 口径
- 工房桌面
让我们谈谈这些适用于Windows 11/10的免费电子书下载器软件。
1]口径
Calibre是一款深受喜欢阅读电子书的人喜爱的软件。它是免费的开源软件，使用户能够在Windows 11/10 PC 上阅读、管理、组织和下载电子书。它提供了从多个电子书商店和来源下载电子书的专用功能。
您可以从Amazon Kindle、Google Books、Mills and Boon UK、Feedbooks、MobileRead、Smashwords、Archive.org、Baen Ebooks、Woblink、Ebookpoint、Kobo、Legimi、Virtualo 等下载电子书(Amazon Kindle, Google Books, Mills and Boon UK, Feedbooks, MobileRead, Smashwords, Archive.org, Baen Ebooks, Woblink, Ebookpoint, Kobo, Legimi, Virtualo)。
如何在Windows 11/10中使用 calibre 下载电子书：
以下是使用 calibre 软件下载电子书的主要步骤：
- 下载并安装口径。
- 启动软件。
- 单击获取书籍按钮。
- 输入(Enter)书名、输入作者或编写关键字以搜索电子书。
- 选择要从中获取电子书的存储位置。
- 右键单击(Right-click)要下载的电子书。
- 按(Press)下载(Download)选项下载选定的电子书。
首先，您需要从其官方网站下载 calibre 并将其安装在您的 PC 上。然后，启动该软件的主GUI。它还为您提供了一个便携式版本，您无需安装即可随时随地下载和使用。
现在，在其主界面中，点击“获取书籍”(Get books)按钮，该按钮将打开“获取书籍”(Get books)对话框窗口。
接下来，只需键入要搜索、下载和阅读的书名 calibre。您还可以输入作者姓名或使用关键字搜索电子书。从左侧面板中，您可以选择要从中搜索、获取和下载电子书的在线电子书商店。
之后，当您按 Enter 或单击“搜索”(Search)选项时，它将显示相关电子书的列表及其各自的信息。它向您显示电子书的价格；无论是免费的还是付费的。此外，您还可以在结果中查看所有电子书的完整标题、DRM信息、隶属关系和封面图片。
现在，您可以选择要下载的电子书，然后右键单击它。从上下文菜单中，按下载(Download)按钮。
如果您的电子书是付费的并且您想购买它，您可以使用Goto in store 选项在浏览器中转到在线商店，然后在电子书商店进行购买。
然后，您可以选择要下载电子书的可用电子书格式（PDF、EPUB等），然后按 OK 按钮。(EPUB)
所选电子书现在将以所选文件格式下载，并将添加到您的 calibre 电子书库中。
请参阅：(See:) 10 个适用于 Windows 的最佳免费 ePub 阅读器(10 best free ePub Readers for Windows)。
您可以右键单击选定的电子书，然后转到“View > View with calibre E-Book viewer选项来阅读您的电子书。
除此之外，它还将您的电子书下载到您的本地设备，下载到您可以访问它们的本地文件夹。因此，您还可以在任何外部电子书阅读器软件或在线服务中阅读下载的电子书。
此外，您可以在此免费软件中编辑EPUB电子书、(EPUB)转换多种电子书格式(convert multiple eBook formats)、修改电子书的一般元数据、编辑书籍的封面图像、删除 DRM 信息(remove DRM information)等等。
总而言之，它是一款出色的电子书下载软件，提供大量免费电子书供搜索和下载。并且，您还可以通过它搜索和购买付费电子书。
阅读：(Read:) 如何在 Windows 中将 LIT 转换为 EPUB 或 MOBI？(How to convert LIT to EPUB or MOBI in Windows?)
2]科博桌面
您可以尝试在Windows 11/10 PC 上下载或购买电子书的另一个桌面软件是Kobo Desktop。这是一款用于在桌面上搜索、下载、管理和阅读电子书的免费软件。它有数以百万计的世界电子书和漫画可供浏览和选择。在其SHOP BOOK选项卡中，您可以轻松搜索所需的电子书，然后下载免费电子书或购买付费电子书。下载或购买后，您可以在此软件中阅读电子书。现在让我们讨论通过此软件下载电子书的步骤。
如何使用Kobo Desktop下载或购买电子书(Kobo Desktop)
Windows 11/10 PC上使用此免费桌面软件下载电子书的主要步骤：
- 下载并安装 Kobo 桌面。
- 启动桌面应用程序。
- 注册并登录您的帐户。
- 转到 SHOP KOBO 选项卡。
- 使用标题、作者、系列或ISBN(ISBN)搜索您的电子书。
- 选择您要下载或购买的电子书。
- 单击(Click)添加(Add)到我的书(My Books)或添加(Add)到购物车(Cart)选项以下载或购买电子书。
- 在其内置阅读器中阅读下载的电子书或连接外部电子书阅读器设备来阅读电子书。
现在，让我们详细解释上述步骤。
首先，下载并安装这款名为Kobo Desktop(Kobo Desktop)的便捷电子书下载器软件。然后，启动其GUI并注册一个帐户，然后使用您的登录凭据登录。
接下来，转到它的SHOP KOBO选项卡，在这里您将能够浏览多个类别的电子书。它向您展示热门电子书、畅销书、免费书籍、新版本、热门预订、最新的体育、健康和福祉电子书、爱情故事等等。
现在，要搜索特定的电子书，请在搜索框中键入书名、关键字、作者等，然后按Enter。
它会向您显示带有搜索查询的多本电子书。您可以查看价格以及电子书的概要。您可以通过选择类别、媒体类型等来过滤电子书结果。
如果电子书是免费的，您只需单击“添加到我的书”(Add to My Books)选项并将其添加到您的电子书库。
如果这本书是付费的并且您想购买它，请单击“添加到购物车(Add to cart)”或“立即购买”(Buy Now)按钮进行购买。您还可以将电子书添加到您的愿望清单中，以便以后购买。
所有下载的免费电子书都可以从“我的书(MY BOOKS)”选项卡中访问。
您可以选择电子书并在其内置的电子书阅读器中阅读。在阅读电子书时，您可以添加注释，如突出显示、注释、定义、翻译。您还可以在Google(Google)或Wikipedia上查找特定文本。
它还允许您设置阅读器首选项，包括对齐方式、边距、行距、主题、文本样式、文本大小、页面设置。您还可以在全屏模式下打开和阅读电子书，并在电子书中搜索短语。
您甚至可以使用您的 PC 设置和配置外部电子书阅读器设备并阅读您的电子书。插入(Plug)您的电子阅读器并开始在您的设备上阅读下载的电子书。
它是另一个很好的软件，可以浏览几本在线电子书并下载或购买它们。从这里(from here)获取这个方便的免费电子书下载软件。
如何将电子书下载到我的计算机？
要将电子书下载到您的计算机，您可以使用 calibre。这是一本很棒的下载电子书，可让您在线从各种书店查找电子书，然后将它们下载到您的 PC。您可以从 PC 上保存的输出文件夹访问下载的电子书。您可以在任何受支持的电子书阅读器设备上阅读它们。它还将电子书保存在其内置的电子书库中，并在 calibre 的电子书查看器中查看。
您可以下载 PDF 格式的电子书吗？
是的，您可以在Windows 11/10 PC上以PDF 格式(PDF)下载电子书。使用 calibre 下载PDF格式的电子书。或者，您也可以使用一些免费网站下载PDF 格式(PDF)的电子书，例如Project Gutenberg。
我可以在我的电脑上阅读电子书吗？
是的，您可以在计算机上阅读电子书。有几个免费的 PC 电子书阅读器(free eBook viewers for PC)，您可以使用它们来阅读不同格式的电子书。要命名一些免费的电子书阅读器，有 calibre、Icecream eBook Reader和Sumatra，可让您在 PC 上查看电子书。
Windows 11/10的免费电子书下载器软件在您的 PC 上轻松下载电子书。
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Free eBook downloader software that let you Download free eBooks on PC
In this post, we are going to discuss how to download eBooks using two free desktop software for Windows 11/10. Earlier, we covered websites to download free eBooks legally. Now, we are going to mention two free software that let you search and download free eBooks from various top online book stores including Amazon Kindle, Google Books, Mills and Boon UK, and many more. You can also make purchases for paid eBooks directly from these freeware.
These free eBook downloader software provide eBooks in multiple languages and eBook formats. Plus, you can also read downloaded eBooks in the built-in eBook reader present in these software.
Download eBooks using free desktop software for PC
Here are the two free eBook downloader software that you can use to download eBooks on Windows 11/10 PC:
- Calibre
- Kobo Desktop
Let’s talk about these free eBook downloader software for Windows 11/10.
1] Calibre
Calibre is a popular software amongst people who love reading eBooks. It is free and open-source software that enables users to read, manage, organize, as well as download eBooks on Windows 11/10 PC. It offers a dedicated feature to download eBooks from multiple eBook stores and sources.
You can download eBooks from Amazon Kindle, Google Books, Mills and Boon UK, Feedbooks, MobileRead, Smashwords, Archive.org, Baen Ebooks, Woblink, Ebookpoint, Kobo, Legimi, Virtualo, and many more.
How to download eBooks using calibre in Windows 11/10:
Here are the main steps to download eBooks using the calibre software:
- Download and install calibre.
- Launch the software.
- Click on the Get books button.
- Enter the book name, type author, or write keyword to search for eBooks.
- Select the stored from where you want to fetch eBooks.
- Right-click on the eBook you want to download.
- Press the Download option to download the selected eBook.
Firstly, you need to download calibre from its official website and install it on your PC. And then, launch the main GUI of this software. It also provides you a portable version that you can download and use on the go without installation.
Now, from its main interface, tap on the Get books button which will open up the Get books dialog window.
Next, simply type the name of the book that you want to search, download, and read in calibre. You can also enter the name of the author or search eBooks with keywords. From the left panel, you can select the online eBook stores from where you want to search, fetch, and download an eBook.
After that, as you press Enter or click on the Search option, it will display a list of related eBooks with their respective information. It shows you the price of the eBook; whether it is free or paid. Also, you can view the full title, DRM information, affiliation, and cover image of all the eBooks in the results.
Now, you can select the eBook that you want to download and then right-click on it. From the context menu, press the Download button.
In case your eBook is paid one and you want to purchase it, you can use the Goto in store option to go to the online store in a browser and then make your purchase on the eBook store.
Then, you can select an available ebook format (PDF, EPUB, etc.) in which you want to download the eBook and press the OK button.
The selected eBook will now be downloaded in the chosen file format and will be added to your calibre eBook library.
See: 10 best free ePub Readers for Windows.
You can right-click on the selected eBook and go to the View > View with calibre E-Book viewer option to read your eBook.
Apart from that, it also downloads your eBooks to your local device, to a local folder from where you can access them. So, you can also read the downloaded eBooks in any external eBook reader software or online service.
Furthermore, you can edit EPUB eBooks in this freeware, convert multiple eBook formats, modify the general metadata of your eBooks, edit the cover image of the book, remove DRM information, and do much more.
All in all, it is a great eBook downloader software that provides a lot of free eBooks to search and download. And, you can also search and purchase the paid eBooks through it.
Read: How to convert LIT to EPUB or MOBI in Windows?
2] Kobo Desktop
Another desktop software that you can try to download or purchase eBooks on Windows 11/10 PC is Kobo Desktop. This is a free software to search, download, manage, and read eBooks on a desktop. It has millions of the world’s eBooks and comics to browse and choose from. In its SHOP BOOK tab, you can easily search for the desired eBooks and then download the free ones or buy the paid ones. After downloading or purchasing, you can read the eBooks within this software. Let us now discuss the steps to download eBooks through this software.
How to download or purchase eBooks using Kobo Desktop
Here are the main steps to download eBooks using this free desktop software on Windows 11/10 PC:
- Download and install Kobo Desktop.
- Launch the desktop application.
- Register and log in to your account.
- Go to the SHOP KOBO tab.
- Search for your eBook using the title, author, series, or ISBN.
- Select the eBook that you want to download or purchase.
- Click on Add to My Books or Add to Cart option to download or purchase the eBook.
- Read the downloaded eBook in its inbuilt reader or connect an external eBook reader device to read eBooks.
Now, let us explain the above steps in detail.
Firstly, download and install this handy eBook downloader software called Kobo Desktop. Then, launch its GUI and register an account, and then sign in with your login credentials.
Next, go to its SHOP KOBO tab, and here you will be able to browse through eBook in several categories. It shows you trending eBooks, bestsellers, free books, new releases, popular pre-orders, latest in sports, health and well-being eBooks, love stories, and many more.
Now, to search for a specific eBook, type in the search box with the book title, keyword, author, etc., and press Enter.
It will show you multiple eBooks with your search query. You can view the price along with a synopsis of the eBook. You can filter out the eBooks results by selecting categories, media type, and more.
If the eBook is free, you can simply click on the Add to My Books option and add it to your eBook library.
In case if the book is paid one and you want to buy it, click on the Add to cart or Buy Now button to make the purchase. You can also add eBooks to your wishlist to later purchase them.
All the downloaded free eBooks can be accessed from the MY BOOKS tab.
You can select the eBook and read it in its inbuilt eBook reader. While reading the eBook, you can add annotations like highlight, notes, definition, translation. You can also lookup a specific text on Google or Wikipedia.
It also lets you set up reader preferences including alignment, margin, line spacing, theme, text style, text size, page set up. You can also open and read an eBook in fullscreen mode and search for phrases in the eBook.
You can even set up and configure an external eBook reader device with your PC and read your eBooks. Plug in your eReader and start reading downloaded eBooks on your device.
It is another good software to browse through several online eBooks and download or purchase them. Get this handy free eBook downloader software from here.
How do I download an eBook to my computer?
To download an eBook to your computer, you can use calibre. It is a great eBook downloaded that lets you find eBooks from various book stores online and then download them to your PC. You can access the downloaded eBooks from the output folder saved on your PC. You can read them on any of the supported eBook reader devices. It also saves the eBooks in its built-in eBook library and view them in calibre’s eBook viewer.
Can you download an ebook as a PDF?
Yes, you can download an ebook as a PDF on Windows 11/10 PC. Use caliber to download eBooks in PDF format. Or, you can also use some free websites to download an ebook as a PDF, such as Project Gutenberg.
Can I read ebooks on my computer?
Yes, you can read eBooks on your computer. There are several free eBook viewers for PC that you can use to read your eBooks in different formats. To name some free eBook readers, there are calibre, Icecream eBook Reader, and Sumatra that allows you to view eBooks on PC.
So, you can easily download eBooks on your PC using the discussed free eBook downloader software for Windows 11/10.
Now read: How to convert an eBook into an Audiobook in Windows 11/10
