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
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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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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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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
