Calibre is the most useful tool on Ubuntu for managing e-books.
it can convert e-books between several formats. It can copy them to your e-reader and so on.
To install Calibre in Ubuntu 13.04, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibresudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install calibreOr, if you're using Ubuntu 12.04, use the commands below:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/calibre2sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install calibre