ChrisGiulyMarty Modern world has revolutionized all aspects of life, from something as big as self-thinking artificial intelligence to even the smallest bit, like towel quality. With each passing day, people are trying to better and improve the quality of life, and it is a small fruit of this struggle for procession that has brought us… E-publishing, more commonly known as Epub and methods on how to open epub files on pc.
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Though Epub surely offers a competition to the most used application for creating, reading, sharing and storing documents, (Yes, I mean PDF), I wouldn’t got as far as saying it is replacing it… yet.
In this article, we’ll be going through:
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INTRODUCTION
Before getting into this discussion, let’s discuss a bit on what exactly Epub and PDF is.
Epub, short for Electronic publishing, is a flexible and reflowable mode for reading ebooks. It was made while keeping the priorities of modern day readers in mind and its highly interactional XML format really takes a reader into the fictional world of the book regardless of the screen size.
Then, there is the portable document format (PDF), which still remains as the world’s standard for digital documents. Originally developed by Adobe, PDF has sat on top of the list of the go-to applications for digital documentation for almost 30 years now.
When it comes to comparing the two formats, the major winning point for Epub is reflowability. This basically means that where PDF is actually like holding a document except on a screen, not readjusting at all according to the screen… Epub adjusts its presentation according to the screen. This feature is especially handy for reading digital books. Moreover, Epub also holds the upper hand when it comes to providing the users with interactive media, hyperlinks, videos and other multimedia.
But PDF has its own benefits that Epub hasn’t reached the level of. The top one being… editing documents. With PDF, you can annotate, edit, highlight, merge or cut out text while Epub’s services are mostly read-only. You can e-sign PDFs to show ownership, and as it stands.. so far PDF offers way more services and tools than Epub.
So, who’s the winner? Well… that’s for you to decide. There are readers who need to read digital books and scripts and thus Epub takes the win for them. But there are those who want their document to be secure and static for business purposes and will prefer PDF.
BEST APPS ON HOW TO OPEN EPUB FILES ON PC
It hardly seems fair for users with windows machine to not have the same reading experience with Epub as those with… tablets. So, do they need to buy kindle tablets for themselves? No, they just need to get a quality Epub reader for windows… for which I’ve made a list below:
- CALIBRE: Calibre is one of the most used Epub readers for Windows. It offers a wide range of features like Epub download, covers download, transferring books to different devices and so on. Though its UI is a bit outdated, Calibre is a great option. It supports custom reading themes and also has keyboard shortcuts for looking up words.
- SUMATRA PDF READER: As I mentioned, Calibre is a bit outdated now. And if I am being honest, there’s even been a rise in complaints regarding slow loading in Calibre. So, if you’d like to have an up-to-date software small in size and fast in functioning, you should check out Sumatra PDF reader. It can open large Epub files with correct indentation and supports bookmarks, automatic text scaling, tab support and much more.
- FREDA: If there’s someone out there who wants all things aesthetic. I suggest you download Freda. It has an amazingly handsome user interface and even allows customization of looks according to the user’s preferences. It supports a large number of formats and you even get access to over 50,000 books.
- ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS: It almost seems traditional now to mention Adobe whenever talking about a creative aspect of digitalization. Adobe Digital Editions is a great apps for notes, bookmarks, syncing your books and highlights. It offers great organizational features accessible only to those who have created an account on Adobe.
- ICECREAM EPUB READER: Lately, Icecream apps studios has brought some really fine apps for Windows and the same goes for their Epub reader which offers amazing features such as full-screen mode, reading progress tracking, multiple language support and it even supports other ebook formats besides Epub like Mobi, FB2 etc. However, this app is more inclined towards comic book readers.
BEST TOOLS TO CONVERT EPUB TO PDF
Now, of course, if you don’t have access to an ebook device or if you simply don’t want a whole software in your computer dedicated to reading digital books, you can go for the simpler approach… convert your epub into a PDF. Here’s a list of some quality converters that’ll serve the purpose:
- TALKHELPER PDF CONVERTER: Talkhelper PDF converter is a great PDF management tool that allows you to convert PDF to other formats and vice versa. It allows quick and easy batch conversion as well and offers other features as well such as to split, merge or extract PDF. It has a multi-language interface. However, I must mention the Epub to PDF conversion tool is unavailable in free version. The free version only allows conversion of the first few pages of any EPUB into PDF.
- ZAMZAR: Zamzar is another option worth mentioning due to its registration free batch conversion feature and its accessibility from any Windows, Mac and Linux device. The online tool is entirely free to use and just asks that you have a internet connection. With the free version however, the file size cannot exceed 50mbs.
- CLOUDCONVERT: Another great option in this regards is the online tool, Cloudconvert, that supports over 200 formats and allows batch conversion as well. The files are automatically deleted from the server after 24 hours and you may remove them manually too. It has connection with multiple file sources such as Google drive, Dropbox, Onedrive etc.
And with that said, we conclude our little article. Now, you know about both Epub readers and converter tools on how to open Epub files on pc. If you have any other query, ask away in the comment section.
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