We recommend testing your EPUB on
an EPUB reader device or software before publishing your project.
Not exact matches
Although effective use of the DAISY format has required specific
reader software (which may be implemented either on a PC or on a specialist audio
device), the new version of the
EPUB specification,
EPUB 3.0, represents a complete convergence with the DAISY delivery format.
On the plus side, the
Reader Pocket Edition uses the
ePub format, which is more versatile than the proprietary formats used by
devices like the Kindle, as I explained in my October review of the Pocket Edition:
I especially like the point that this methodology can be invisible to the
reader and does not interfere with the ability to read / move the book to any
device (that can read
ePub books).
It is possible to see the foundations of the modern eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation of the Open eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the
EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable
devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing
readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen as one of the core selling points of the original Kindle.
The
EPUB format is an open source standard that defines how the content and metadata of an eBook should be packaged and how eReading
devices and software should render the format to the
reader.
There are two basic e-book formats, Mobi which works on just the Amazon Kindle and Kindle
readers and
ePub format which works on all the other
devices such as Kobo, Nook, iPad and many others.
How you can read manga: You can download eManga titles in 7 formats (PRC, MOBI,
EPUB, PDF, CBZ, Apple
EPUB, Kobo
EPUB), for a bunch of
devices, though it depends for some: PC, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Android, Nook 6», Nook Color, Kobo 6», Kobo Tablets, Sony
Readers, Linux, Mac, Windows, and Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Motorola Xoom, Abode Digital Editions, Blackberry, Bebook, Aluratek Libre Pro, Cybook Opus, Digital
Reader 1000, EZ
Reader by Astak, Hanlin, iLiad, iRiver Story.
epub lets e-book
readers register up to six desktop and six handheld
devices on which content can be shared without restriction.
Earlier this month, Sony announced that it was converting its entire content library to the
EPUB format to make its eBook store compatible with multiple
devices and its
Reader devices open to multiple sources for content.
3) Two years ago Tim O'Reilly predicted that «Unless Amazon embraces open e-book standards like
epub, which allow
readers to read books on a variety of
devices, the Kindle will be gone within two or three years.»
Obviously, the best way to do that is to view the
epub on as many ebook
readers (and other
devices) as you can.
With iPad and the launch of all the Android tablet /
readers — Kobo's Vox, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, Sony's Tablet S, and yes, Amazon's Kindle Fire (which may one day at least run an app that will read
ePUB)-- each of the major eBook retailers has a
device that should have no trouble supporting
ePUB3.
it produce a new nodrm ebook file that user can convert to
EPUB / PDF / TXT / RTF format ebook using Calibre, read them on iPad, NOOK, Sony
Reader or other
device without limitation, user also can print converted Kindle ebook.
Ibis
Reader is probably the best online eReader around at the moment, allowing you to read all your DRM - free
EPUB's in any modern web browser on many different mobile
devices, including Google Android and the Apple iPad / iPhone.
Onlines
readers such as the excellent ibisReader / Bookworm (an online reading application hosted by O'Reilly) allow you to upload your own
EPUB books and read them from any computer or mobile
device which has a web browser and internet connection — this also includes the Amazon Kindle!
With our platform,
readers can download the eBooks and read them on any
device that supports
ePUB.»
For
readers who download eBooks directly from Lulu.com to the
device of their choice, removing DRM on
EPUBs and PDFs will remove their need to create an Adobe account, authorize the purchase in Digital Editions or install a third - party application.
it produce a
epub ebook that you read in other computer or other e-
reader device, like Sony
Reader, iPad, user also can print Kindle ebook without limitation.
There is a limitation with
devices like the Sony
Reader, in that they can not handle chapter sizes (the HTML files) larger than 300KB and the last time I checked PG creates these
EPUB's without splitting the chapters in separate HTML files; therefore many are over this 300KB limit.
But why should I even bother to update a
device, which never gets connected to the Internet and is used for reading books (I use my Pocketbook e-ink
reader only for reading
epub and pdf files)?
«As a
device - neutral platform, eBooks purchased through Kobo's eReading service can be read on various eReaders, which is a level of flexibility that benefits our authors as they seek to grow their audiences of
readers,» went on Mr. Gutch, expounding the virtues the company's decision to embrace open standards such PDF and
EPUB.
I bought an e-book from them last week, but it wouldn't transfer to my Sony
Reader even though it was an
ePub — I kept getting «This
device is not authorized» error messages.
With Kindles and iPads and the other
epub book
devices and smart phones,
readers in this new world are quickly becoming used to getting a book NOW!
Following are the best
epub readers for Windows
devices so that you can enjoy the pleasure of reading even from your laptop, desktop or a better convertible
device.
The
ePub books will open in Windows devices using the epub reader apps to get the same experie
ePub books will open in Windows
devices using the
epub reader apps to get the same experie
epub reader apps to get the same experience.
-LSB-...] but I think these
devices support Adobe DRM for PDF and
EPUB ebooks since Energy Sistem's other ebook
readers support that format.
For
ePub files,
readers can take a book from wide screen at home to a small screen on their mobile
device and the text will look good.
Most ebook
reader apps and
devices use some variation on the
ePub file format to display text and images properly.
Epub is an ebook format that is used by the most popular ebook reading
devices like the iPad, Nook, Sony
Reader and most other tablets and smart phones.
The software supports both
epub and mobi formats, as well as iPhone and Android market smartphones, essentially allowing
readers of any
device to enjoy the personalization from their favorite authors.
If you want a
reader, the Glo and Touch are great
devices and I still use my e-ink original Kobo (with Calibre, ADE, and drm - free
epubs.)
The Good Color e-book
reader with vibrant 7 - inch touch screen; zippy performance; built - in Wi - Fi; Barnes & Noble Nookbook store; 8 GB onboard memory, plus microSD expansion slot; built - in Web browser works well; supports PDF, Word, and
ePub files; displays images and some video formats; support for audio and MP3 playback; new Nook apps expand functionality of the
device and make it more of a full - featured tablet; Flash support for Web browser.
I'd like to nominate PageTurner
Reader for inclusion... it's open source, not tied to any store, reads
ePub files and syncs your reading position across
devices.
But even though most
devices can read the
EPUB format, it's not always clear whether books purchased for one
reader will work on another.
To date, Kindle has been noticeably absent from library lending, as OverDrive's service worked only with
ePub - enabled
devices, including the Sony
Reader, the Nook, iPads, and smartphones.
«As digital publications evolve from digitized text into enhanced eBooks and new forms of expression,
EPUB 3 will dramatically expand the ability of authors and publishers to deliver richer experiences to their
readers across disparate
devices, in browsers and in apps.».
You can use
ePub for reading in iBooks on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod, or on the Kobo
reader, or any other open ebook
reader software of
devices.
Ebooks uploaded to Jottify are compatible with
ePub, Mobipocket, or PDF
devices in order to reach as many
reader fans as possible.
epub is used on Apple's iOS
devices (iPhones, iTouchs, iPads), Sony
Reader, B&N's Nook and many other
devices.
What makes this new feature significant is that
ePUB is a format optimized for display using all the major eBook
reader devices or apps (Kindle, Apple iBooks, Google Books, Nook, etc.).
You can preview the book layout, but you need another app to do that — the Kindle Previewer to preview it in that format, the
EPUB preview for other
devices, or a PDF
reader for paperback versions.
And when you start putting restrictions on what
devices and applications a
reader can use, you ghettoize accessibility, which is what making accessibility a core tenet of a mainstream format like
EPUB was intended to get away from.
Publishers making content for iBooks will not be able to deliver the same experience to their
readers who use other types of
devices that do not support
EPUB 3.
You must still install the eBook Library software, but thereafter the
Reader appears as another
device in the Adobe Digital Editions PC software for managing
ePub content, and you can drag and drop a downloaded book to the
Reader as you would to any other
device.
This is not the case with the Sony
reader, which mainly uses the
EPUB file type that can also be used on other
devices made by other brands if you choose to buy one years down the line.
For those reading the
EPUB edition (KoboBooks or B&N), you have greater options to view your copy on most all Apple, Android, Windows, Linux, etc.
devices with any
reader app or application that can open and display the
EPUB format.
This implementation of Adobe's
Reader is designed to allow mobile platforms to render reflowable PDF and
ePub documents on mobile
devices, and to provide support for Adobe's DRM (digital rights management) software for encrypting ebooks in PDF or
ePub formats.
The
ePub can be read on a Sony
Reader, a Barnes & Noble Nook, a Kobo
Reader, and other
devices.
However, you can't read an ebook in
EPUB format on your Kindle ebook
reader, because it's a dedicated, one - purpose
device that only reads Kindle files.