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EPUB (short for electronic publication; alternatively capitalized as ePub, ePUB, EPub, or epub, with "EPUB" preferred by the vendor)

is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.

EPUB is designed for reflowable content, meaning that the text display can be optimized for the particular display device used by the reader of the EPUB-formatted book, although EPUB is now also able to be used for fixed-layout content. The format is meant to function as a single format that publishers and conversion houses can use in-house, as well as for distribution and sale. It supersedes the Open eBook standard.

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What software can I use to view epub documents?

What software can I use to view .epub documents?
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converting epub files to PDF format

I would like to know the ways in which epub files can be converted to pdf in ubuntu. Any method, GUI or command line conversion is fine as far as my epub gets converted to pdf. Thanks.
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Is there a way to convert a PDF file to ePUB format WITHOUT using Calibre

I'll tell you clearly and loudly: I don't like Calibre! So, how can I convert PDF to ePUB without it?
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How can I convert .epub files to plain text?

I'm able to view an epub file in, say, okular, select all the text and copy-paste into a text editor. I'd like a command line method - anyone know of such a thing?
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What's a good tool for creating .epub format e-books?

I have seen a question here about reading .epub but I would like to create my own easily from a GUI, what is available for Ubuntu? Even if I have to download something outside the repository, as long as it installs easily and works well, I would…
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I downloaded an EPUB file, how can I get it from Ubuntu to my IPad?

I am travelling tomorrow and I have some PDF's and e-books I want to read on my IPad. I have downloaded an EPUB file to my Ubuntu computer. I want to know how to sync files in Ubuntu with an IPad or how I could store files on the IPad from Ubuntu. I…
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How do I install Sigil in Ubuntu 15.04?

Is there a ppa I can use to install Sigil in Ubuntu 15.04? The old ppa:rgibert/ebook doesn't work for me any more.
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Converting EPUB to PDF using Pandoc

I want to convert my test.epub to PDF format using Pandoc. I tried (given here) pandoc -f epub -t test.epub -o outfile.pdf which throws the following error: cannot produce pdf output from pdf I also tried the following command pandoc test.epub -f…
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Package other than calibre for converting an RSS feed's entries to an ebook

Is there a package in the repositories (other than Calibre) that could be used to take an RSS feed and convert the entries into an ebook for reading? Calibre seems a bit too bulky to use to simply grab a single feed and spit out the entries as…
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How to change the robotic voice in Foliate ebook reader and other apps using speech dispatcher?

I am looking for a text to speech app for Ubuntu where I can read epubs and pdfs. I tried Foliate 3.1.1 and I cannot even access to the settings to change it. Calibre sounds pretty robotic.
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Opening epub using zathura 18.04

I have downloaded zathura doc viewer. But it supports only pdf rightnow. But in archlinux wiki, they have this plugin for opening epub. But this is not available in ubuntu. I saw a PPA, but it doesn't have support for 18.04. How to get this?
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How to install Recoll's python:epub helper?

I installed the latest version of Recoll from the ppa because it was claimed it can index epub files. When I select "Show missing helpers" there's "python:epub" in the list. I cannot find it in the software center. I already have the python-recoll…
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Adding ebook format (epub/mobi) support to document viewer

Is there any way to add support for epub & mobi to the default document viewer in Ubuntu? Calibre is an overkill for me there is any other small and light software out there?
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Xubuntu - can't send epub and mobi file to my phone via bluetooth?

I can send pdf and jpg files to my phone on bluetooth but why can I send epub or mobi files? Is it something to do with my phone setting (Xiaomi Redmi Note 3) or my Xubuntu's? Any ideas?
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Convert a epub to a pdf filew with bookmarks preserved?

How can we convert a epub file to a pdf file, preserving bookmarks for toc? I use ebook-convert (calibre 0.8.38) to convert a epub file to a pdf file. $ ebook-convert in.epub out.pdf The epub file has bookmarks for table of content, while the…
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