Convert Epub To Pdf
George Bignell
This free EPUB converter can convert various ebook files to EPUB (Electronic Publication) ebook, such as AZW, CBR, CBZ, DJVU, DOCX, FB2, HTML, MOBI, ODT, PDF, RTF, TXT and more, or convert EPUB ebook files to other ebook formats, such as AZW, DOCX, EPUB, HTML, MOBI, PDF, RTF, TXT and more. The tool will try to maintain the ebook quality of the source file and create a high quality ebook file as much as possible. The output file format is based on your choice.
Our ePub converter accepts a variety of input formats. You can for example convert from PDF to ePub, MOBI to ePub, LIT to ePub, LRF to ePub, DOC to ePub, HTML to ePub and many more. If the converter does not work for you, let us know and we will try to integrate one for your needs.
If you need some inspiration what you could read, you can take a look at the Gutenberg Project.
At least the following e-book readers understand the epub format: Apple iPad, Barnes and Noble Nook, Sony Reader, BeBook, Adobe Digital Editions, Lexcycle Stanza, BookGlutton, AZARDI, Aldiko, WordPlayer on Android and the Mozilla Firefox add-on OpenBerg Lector.
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 the formatting always messes up, text is too big, fonts are lost, colors missing, graphics poorly preserve and sometimes fall on a page break, special symbols and non-English alphabets look like a botched OCR job, random chunks of text are inserted, etc. I have tried Calibre, Epubor, Zanzar, etc. The output always seems unusable.
My question: .epub files preserve the original page break locations, if I am not mistaken. Is there any .epub to .pdf converter that can simply break the PDF pages where the original print book broke the pages, and resize the text and graphics to fit (I am assuming .epub does NOT preserve the original text size data?). I want a PDF which looks as close to the original print book as possible, pulling upon any data which a .epub file might store about the original print book. I already have a .epub file, so I would rather not manually scan the entire book and compile to a PDF, if at all possible.
EDIT: I have tried numerous .epub readers and Adobe Digital Editions, Sumatra PDF, and Calibre are the best I have tried by a longshot. However, only Calibre seems able to print those .epubs to a .pdf, or print .epubs at all! One big problem I have is that large images that take a whole page in the print book are broken down into chunks in the eBook, regardless of the font and margin size, even when the larger image would fit on screen! one! two! Same deal across e-readers.
I have now experimented with numerous, numerous tools to convert epub to pdf, but none do what I was hoping to accomplish. I have also experimented with numerous e-readers in general, hoping to display my files as I wanted them and then "print" them directly to a software pdf printer. The newest version of calibre's e-book reader allows printing directly to PDF. Unfortunately, those pdfs do not resemble the text as you are viewing it in the e-reader window. Regardless of the font size of the e-reader text, the pdf is built using font sizes specified elsewhere. This would be a suggestion for future releases of calibre to implement: print as-you-see-it from the e-reader window.
Of the various e-readers I used, epubreader extension for firefox is by far the best and most stable (calibre used up all 2GB of my ram before hanging and crashing multiple times). The display settings of epubreader allow great flexibility for displaying the text "as defined by the book settings," although the e-book settings do not always perfectly preserve the exact appearance of the print book. For all of its strengths, however, epubreader does not seem able to print to a pdf or to print from firefox at all. When I contacted support, I was referred to calibre.
As it stands, calibre is still the tool that comes closest to accomplishing my original goals. Hopefully future releases of calibre or epubreader will implement a print-as-you-see it option, allowing their ebook readers to double up as a live "print preview." Until then, I will have to make do with editing the epub raw data with calibre epub editor, and/ or building dozens of pdf books before I find the most acceptable settings for producing a suitable pdf.
epub2html is a simple command-line utility for extracting text from EPUB documents and, optionally, re-flowing it to fit a text display of a particular number of columns. It is written entirely in ANSI-standard C.
I am excited to share a little tool I've been working on, EPUB to Audiobook Converter. This simple but effective tool allows you to convert EPUB ebooks into audiobooks using the Microsoft Azure Text-to-Speech API. The resulting audiobook is optimized for use with Audiobookshelf.
Installation is straightforward. You'll need Python 3.6+ and a Microsoft Azure account with access to Microsoft Cognitive Services Speech Services. Clone the repository, set up a virtual environment, install the dependencies, and set up your Azure TTS API credentials. You can then use the tool to convert your EPUB books into audiobooks, with each chapter as a separate MP3 file, making navigation a breeze.
Is a format developed by the International Digital Publishing Forum. It is characterized by the XML- and XHTM-based optional use of CSS styling. The main feature of this format is the use of reflowable text (word wrap) which makes it possible to adapt the image to different device displays. The ePub file is a zip-archive with an .epub extension.
You definitely want Calibre. You can use it to convert virtually any file type to any other file type, as long as the source file doesn't have DRM (like Amazon, Adobe, etc.). If it does have DRM, check out Apprentice Alf's blog for help stripping it out with Calibre plugins. Don't use the DRM stripper to pirate books or otherwise violate your agreement with the vendor. Use it so you can enjoy your books on any device in any format.
if the additon of --toc and --chapters does not produce the desired results, leave these out. Sometimes the pictures inside the epub are invalid to be used with latex so you need to convert them in the process :
Extract images and other media contained in the epub container to the path DIR, creating it if necessary, and adjust the images references in the [LaTeX] document so they point to the extracted files, with the option --extract-media= DIR . Select the current directory which also contains the ePub file. Add --extract-media=. which means extract in the current directory, which is also $HOME/Documents
Our service is entirely free, but it has some limitations. You can't convert more than two files per day or use advanced functions. We recommend using the PRO version to enjoy the full functionality of the PDF Converter toolkit.
Is there an easy way to export or convert Logos resources to ePUB? There are a lot of Logos books I would read but it's unlikely that I will read them (or buy others through Logos) if I have to use the Logos app on my computer to read them. I just don't spend hours reading books on my computer screen.
As others have said you can convert them using Calibre. Great application. I do know that you can read pdf in iBooks but you do not get the extra functions, such as tap a word to get a definition, or to copy and paste elsewhere. I've just converted all my Open University Text books to iBook format for this main reason. I had them all as PDFs but it was a hassle looking up stuff. Also iBook format is 'a nicer experience' and more like reading a book book.
Sorry...I was replying to the gist of your post -- that epub export freezing may occur because of a font licensing issue. I finally figured out that was the problem I was having this morning, and an error message would have saved me mucho time. Once I finally knew that it might be a font issue, it took about a minute to do Type > Find font > change the unlicensed font to a licensed one. Whereas freeze, freeze, freeze, restart, restart, restart, reexport, reexport, reexport, lather, rinse, repeat in dumb, blind frustration sucked up an hour.
I've converted the EPub into txt files using calibre however, I find that there are big white spaces between paragraphs which requires an annoying amount of line skipping which isn't sustainable in long reading sessions.
I am a long-time user of the VarioUltra which does not have a method for skipping blank lines. I am also a long-time user of Epub files.
What I've done is written a SED script to make text files read nicely on the VarioUltra. If you are on the VarioUltra list you can reply to me directly or search its archives for my script.
As a Mac user, you can easily use Sed or any other Unix/Linux tools on the mac. I am not a mac user, so you will probably need to surf around for help using the command line in terminal on the mac. But mastering command line tools is the best way to clean up text to read on a Braille display or even if you like reading text with Alex on your Mac.
Also know that an epub is merely a zipped file. If you unzip it you will find it contains HTML which can be opened in browsers, like Chrome. This way you can read it on your Mac with Firefox say and the Braille display connected -- since I'm a Windows user, perhaps another Mac user will chime in here now I've got you started down the right road!
EasyConverter is simple to use. In particular, the Quick Conversion Wizard allows even beginners to convert existing documents to the preferred accessible format. EasyConverter can import documents in Microsoft Word, PDF, Text, HTML, EPUB and many other file formats. It also includes OCR which allows scanning of paper documents and supports most Braille Embossers.
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