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-# Short Notice from the maintainer 
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-After 6 years of more or less intensive programming on Calibre-Web, I need a break. 
-The last few months, maintaining Calibre-Web has felt more like work than a hobby. I felt pressured and teased by people to solve "their" problems and merge PRs for "their" Calibre-Web. 
-I have turned off all notifications from Github/Discord and will now concentrate undisturbed on the development of “my” Calibre-Web over the next few weeks/months.  
-I will look into the issues and maybe also the PRs from time to time, but don't expect a quick response from me.
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 # Calibre-Web
 
 Calibre-Web is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks using a valid [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com) database.