Although I personally use QRead there is in fact a perfectly accessible free
eBook reading program but it is not always recognised as an ebook reader.
The program I am thinking of is Dallabolka, I am pretty sure that is the
spelling.
This program is normally regarded as a free TTS conversion program, in other
words a bit like Text Aloud Mp3. It cvan create audio TTS versions of eBooks.
Whilst it can certainly perform this fundtion It has also on the occasions I
have used it also provided perfectly normal access to the text of ePub and Mobi
ebooks using normal screen reading commands.
if you navigate by tabbing into the edit area of the loaded book in Dallabolka
, you can access the contents of ePub and other formats like any other
document, it is just as if you are reading the book in Notepad. Reading by line
or character word or say all all work completely normally. You can even edit
the text.
As I say not always recognised as an eBook reader but a perfectly good option
in my view. Of course you could also use the TTS function as advertised to
listen to or create an audio version of the book.
David Griffith
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From: Aman Singer
Sent: 20 March 2017 15:54
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EPUB reader
Hi Steve and all,
There are several epub readers for Firefox, but I have yet to
find one that actually works without crashing. I would be most interested in
anyone’s suggestion of something that opens most files and doesn’t crash too
often. A smoothly working add-on would be nice to have.
Aman
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Steve Nutt
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 10:57 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EPUB reader
Hi,
I believe that Firefox also has an Epub plugin, but I can’t remember its name
off hand.
All the best
Steve
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Aman Singer
Sent: 20 March 2017 14:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EPUB reader
Hi.
All of the below applies to unprotected Epub. The story for protected Epub is
different, and depends upon the source of the files.
First, keep in mind that Epub files are just zip files with a different
extension. In the zip file, there is a folder usually called oEBPS. In this
folder is the text of the book in HTML or xml files.
Generally, though not invariably, 1 html/xml file per chapter. The quick and
dirty way is to simply rename the file as a .zip file, extract it with your
favourite extractor, go into the folder, and read the HTML files one by one.
the quick and dirty method is a pain in the neck sometimes because, in many
books, sections are short and I, for one, have no wish to be moving from file
to file every few pages.
Secondly, there are quite a few programs for Windows which will read Epubs,
many for the blind. Kurzweil 1000 version 13 and higher supports Epub opening
directly including most navigation. It is possible to open the files in Version
12 and below, but not as easily, and navigation is not as simple.
QRead from continuum
http://q-continuum.net/qread/ ;
supports Epub very well. It is an excellent reader though it must be
purchased. Besides Epub, it supports most other text-based file formats. Its
support for navigation in Epub and, more generally, in those files which allow
navigation, is very good.
Adobe Digital Editions
http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
supports Epub files, but is slow, clunky, and crash-prone.
Dolphin sells a program, Easy reader, to read Epub files
https://yourdolphin.com/easyreader
I have found this application quite sluggish, but it does support the largest
number of online libraries I’ve seen. For reading plain Epubs, though, I would
go for one of the cheaper options, like Q-Read or Kurzweil if you already own
it, as being both cheaper and better.
Finally, you can convert the Epub using calibre
http://calibre-ebook.com/ ;
to almost any format you wish. The graphical interface of calibre is not
accessible, in my experience, but the command line converter included with the
program is easily usable. The manual for the command line functions is at
http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/ebook-convert.html
and these will allow you to convert the Epub to almost any other text-based
format, HTML, TXT, RTF, etc.
All of the options above work on Windows 10. I know, also, that
Microsoft’s Edge browser has an Epub reading mode, but have not used it and am
hesitant due to the current issues with Edge and screen readers.
I hope some of that is of use.
Aman,
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Amasyali (Redacted sender "alpot77" for DMARC)
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 5:46 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] EPUB reader
Hi all,
Does anyone know what software I need to use to read .epub document on windows
10?
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Thank you
Ali
