Questions tagged [epub]
Electronic Publications (ePUB) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.
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How to read an ACSM file on Linux?
So, I needed the Semantics Engineering with PLT Redex textbook to complete a homework assignment this week. I needed it in a digital format because I'm going to POPL 2016 tomorrow and I can't have it ...
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Remove DRM from ePub Files?
I have a bunch of ePub files that I have bought from Barnes & Noble that I'd like to be able to read in my Kindle App. Is there anyway to do this?
UPDATE for those who are lecturing me on the ...
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Software to convert CHM files to EPUB/Kindle
I'm trying to decide whether to buy a Kindle 2, now that it's available in Europe. One thing I would like to do with it is to put several Windows help files on it (for example, the Python ...
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Can I transfer .epub to the kindle via usb?
I'm just in love with the new Kindle 3. Is it currently possible to transfer my epub files to the device via usb? I know, it's not allways been working...
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Getting chapters to start on a new page in a pandoc-generated PDF
%Title
%Author
#Header 1
Lots of words.
#Header 2
More words.
##Level 2 header
The above text can be turned into an EPUB file for e-readers with pandoc -o output.epub input.mkd, and it can be ...
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How do I convert a text file to the EPUB format?
I have a bunch of book length text files I'd really like to read on my EPUB reader (as it happens FBReaderJ). What would be the best route to convert them?
I have access to Mac OS X and Linux (Ubuntu)...
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Convert EPUB to PDF with original (print) formatting?
I really hate .epub format. I have tried several online and downloaded tools to convert some .epub books I have to PDF, but it still is unsatisfactory as the original page breaks are not preserved and ...
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How to convert websites into Kindle documents?
I want to convert a set of websites into a Kindle document.
So far I have managed to convert the web sites into epub via ECub and from there into Mobi via Calibre, but unfortunately I am losing all ...
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epub editor or generator for Linux [closed]
I'd like to create e-book files in the .epub format. I already have the text with some formatting (as .html, .doc, .rtf etc.), and I need an editor (preferably WYSIWYG) in which I can make these ...
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Zipping Epub: Mimetype file should contain only the string "application/epub+zip"
I followed the tutorial Build a digital book with EPUB
to create an ePUB file.
The mimetype file contains only application/epub+zip
and should not be compressed.
However, the zip commands that were ...
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Are epub or mobi files safe to open?
I am wondering about the scripting and such capabilities within epub and mobi files. I see that there are free programs to open them such as Calibre or in a web browser. Is it similar to a pdf, where ...
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How to convert DJVU's to PDF in calibre?
Im trying to use Calibre to upload some ebooks to my Kobo ebooks reader. When trying to do that, Calibre first tries to convert the file to EPUB but fails in this step. The uploaded files are EPUB ...
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how to search an epub document for a specific word (in windows)?
I have a document in epub format open in Firefox, but can't find any option to search for a specific word. It only has option to search within the page currently viewed, not the whole document. Is ...
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easiest way to (download and) convert HTML-structures into EPUB?
How would one (download and) convert HTML-structures into EPUB (or any other format suitable for the Sony PRS-505 reader)?
My question is not how to convert a single HTML file into an EPUB file, as ...
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Convert PDF to ePub [closed]
I would like to convert a PDF file to ePub format for reading it on an iPhone.
Is there an online/desktop tool that will allow me to do that?
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Ebook stamper for ePub and/or Kindle formats?
I've published an ebook in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. I sell this ebook DRM free and take what I consider a friendlier/less obtrusive approach of using a service to "stamp" the customer's name and ...
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CHM to EPUB Converter [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Software to convert CHM files to EPUB/Kindle
I recently bought an iriver ebook reader but it doesn't support chm files.
I have bought a bunch of O'Reilly books and with them ...
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How to slice an epub into smaller volumes?
Some Microsoft books, and O'Reilly as well, are on the excessive side. Starting from PDF, calibre can conver to epub easily. Or, some are available as epub and even mobi.
Dealing only with `epub' ...
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How can I convert a Daisy-formatted ebook to epub? [closed]
I own a Kobo Touch, and there are some books available online in the Daisy format that I'd like to read on my Kobo.
The book is also available in PDF format, but I'd much rather have it in epub form....
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PDF versus epub versus mobi files
What are the differences between PDF versus epub versus mobi files, in terms of supported functionality, and what software supports such functions and how? I ask because I am interested in publishing ...
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Is there a way to use ebook-convert to split an epub into chapters
Im looking for a way to take a book as an epub file and break it up into a series of smaller epub files for each chapter? I am aware of the other available options with Sigil and the Epubsplit plugin ...
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Convert HTML files to PDF, ePub and Mobi without any fuss?
I'm writing documentation for a WordPress template I've made. I'd like to be able to provide documentation in HTML, PDF, ePub and Mobi formats without having to spend any time tweaking each format ...
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create epub formatted for iPhone
I'd like to create an ePub book formatted to the iPhone's screen specs. Can you point me to resources??
Note that CALIBRE doesn't have iPhone resolution presets and does a straight convert. I'd like ...
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How do I convert manpages/info files to EPUB?
I like to read the manual pages on my e-reader. What is the best way to convert the manpages/info files into EPUBs?
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Are iBooks ePub files encrypted?
I tried to open an iBooks ePub file with Adobe Digital Editions... and it came as like 100 blank pages. Is this a sign that it is encrypted, and if so, how do I decrypt it to plain text?
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Portable Application (Software) for reading Epub in Windows XP [closed]
I need a program that can display EPUB documents and which does NOT need to be instaleld (i.e., portable application) for Windows XP.
I've seen other similar threads: https://superuser.com/questions/...
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Is it possible to convert an EPUB file to HTML? [closed]
There are many questions and answers for reverse direction of converting HTML to EPUB but what about converting an EPUB file to HTML?
There are many tools that can extract CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML ...
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How to generate a table of contents when converting from LaTeX to EPUB using Pandoc?
I'm converting a LaTeX document into an EPUB ebook:
pandoc input.tex -o output.epub
Everything works fine, however the ebook has a broken TOC: It contains only one item - the book's title. How can I ...
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How to add DRM to EPUB?
I would like to add (not remove) DRM to an EPUB file? How would I do it? Preferably on OS X.
I tried Gooogling but (all) of them are about removing DRM from EPUB.
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Are there any alternatives to Sigil? [closed]
I have been using Sigil to edit epub (eBook format) files. However, it is excruciatingly slow on Windows and Linux. After doing some research, I found other people are complaining about it too. ...
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How do you export annotations from an EPUB file done in Microsoft Edge?
For me, the best thing about Edge was that It allowed you to open EPUB files as you shall open PDFs in Chrome as well as add your own Annotations (notes, underlines, comments, highlights, etc ), ...
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How to hide content from Epub on Sigil
I'm using Sigil 0.7.4 to make something like this Epub:
http://www.jw.org/download/?issue=201508&output=html&pub=km&fileformat=EPUB&alllangs=0&langwritten=E&txtCMSLang=T&...
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How to preserve original formatting in an epub file
After converting a basic doc file to an html file and thereafter converting it to an epub file, certain parts of my original format is getting disturbed. For example certain paragraphs are not coming ...
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Is it possible to create interactive pages in epub format?
As part of a school project, I'm trying to create a small interactive e-booklet using the EPUB(3) format. It needs be readable (and "interactable") on both a Windows and Android reader.
I'm having no ...
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How can I convert PDF files to ePub format? [duplicate]
I have a CD of PDF files, is there a way I can convert them to ePub files?
Is there an online/desktop tool that will allow me to do that?
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What's the benefit of ePub over other ubiquitous formats?
With the recent eBook reader craze (iPad, Kindle, et al.) this newfangled format called ePub seems to have caught on when other established formats already exist:
PDF: for fixed, page-centric layout ...
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Microsoft Edge has stopped opening EPUB files
Yesterday, MS Edge was working beautifully, opening all EPUB files. Today, Edge has stopped opening EPUB files at all.
Are all my annotations lost? Is there any way to get it to open EPUB files again?...
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How to remove pages from an ebook (and change the TOC accordingly)
I have a relatively large epub file with a toc where I am interested in only a fraction of the pages. (More specifically it is a complete spell directory for an rpg and I want to keep only the spells ...
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Windows 7 ebook reader with cloud syncing - .mobi, .epub, .pdf [closed]
What software are available for reading .mobi, .epub and .pdf files on a Windows 7 PC? (free or paid) Cloud syncing features would be great - to have all my books and annotations synced across several ...
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Looking for software that will batch convert a folder tree containing CHM files in different folders to EPUB [closed]
I have a folder tree with varying folder levels and within each folder are a number of CHM files (Compiled HTML files). I would like a tool to batch convert all of these to EPUB (book) by just ...
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Destructive cropping of text outside of view in PDF(after crop by BRISS) for conversion to epub [closed]
I have vision issues and read eBooks with TTS. But a lot of eBooks are only available in PDF format and PDFs are awful when you convert them to ePub because of headers and footers.
Then I found a FOSS ...
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Search for a specific file in a set of folders. If that file is the only one in the folder, delete the folder
I have a very large eBook library. The structure is as follows:
/Library
/Author Name
/Book Name
/{.pdf .mobi .epub eBook files}, {.opf metadata files}, {.jpg book cover files}
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ePub Reader in Firefox
Sorry if am being stupid, it just caught my eyes and was wondering what story could be behind it.
I just installed ePub Reader add-on to Firefox 7 and when I opened an ePub file, the url shows:
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What is the easiest way to determine the length of a ebook (in epub and such)?
I'm interested in an way to determine the character count of the text of a ebook (epub, mobi, fb2) that is easier then converting it to plain text. A simple win32 utility or a site with drag and drop ...
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Best way/format to convert a PDF to be able to read on android?
I have a pdf ebook, a Technical book that conatins a lot of code.
Reading it as pdf is slow plus reflowing text in the pdf reader removes all the formatting.
I tried converting it to epub using ...
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Why does <right-click>Properties for an epub file cause the file manager (Caja) to crash?
Environment:
Ubuntu MATE 20.04
Linux 5.4.0-153-generic
#170-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 16 13:43:31 UTC 2023
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I've created a script [see script 1] which bundles up an EPUB file.
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View expiry date of an epub file
Is there an easy way to see the expiry date of an epub file? Maybe an explorer extension that shows it in the files details pane? Or a script?
The software that I use to synchronize with my Sony e-...
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Convert epub file to pdf : are there new solutions with a high quality converting?
I would like if threre are new solutions to convert with high-quality an EPUB file to get a PDF.
I read the following post which tells that best converting is performed with "calibre" :
convert epub ...
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Keep/synch Adobe Digital Editions's notes, highlights and and bookmarks
I have bought a book and I'm using Adobe Digital Editions. I loved it for using PDF and ePub instead of proprietary formats and allowing us to store our books locally and read them offline.
I must ...
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What are the possible tools to convert from pdf to epub?
I know similar questions have been asked before, but before marking it as duplicate, let me explain.
I just bought a .pdf ebook online and would like to have it as a .epub instead. I usually use ...
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