Published Oct 21, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT

Andy is a senior writer and former Mac editor at HTG. He has over 20 years experience as a consumer tech journalist, and has covered everything from the old Palm Pilots to the original iPhone and Android devices, to the latest gadgets.

He has written and edited for UK-based print publications like PDA Essentials and Android Magazine , and online at sites including MUO , Android Tips and Hacks , broadband.co.uk , and Envato . He has a passion for all things mobile and has been a keen Mac enthusiast since 2005.

I've been using Calibre for at least eight years to manage my eBook collection. It's done the job really well. But as a Jellyfin user, I like the convenience of having all my content on a single media server and want something similar for my books. The recent updates in Jellyfin 12 have introduced eBook and audiobook enhancements that now make it much more practical.

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Until now, Jellyfin needed the Bookshelf plugin to handle eBooks effectively.…