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Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-01-2019, 09:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-01-2019, 09:42 PM by robkelk.)
I just got a digital copy of a book as a Kickstarter backer reward. It's available in two formats: EPUB and MOBI.
That would mean something if I had an ebook device.
Any suggestions for decent reader software for either or both formats for Win7?
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-01-2019, 09:59 PM
Calibre has a semi-decent (IMO) reader
Microsoft Edge will do EPUB
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-01-2019, 10:14 PM
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MOBI is Kindle format, so if your smartphone has a kindle app you can read it there.
Edit: Oh, and seconding the reader that comes with Calibre. It's a good, workmanlike tool.
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-01-2019, 11:52 PM
When I want to read an ebook on my iPhone, I currently use BluefireReader to read ePubs.
If you`re on your desktop or laptop I also use Calibre there.
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-02-2019, 12:52 PM
Thanks - I'll take a look at Calibre.
(Isn't Microsoft Edge based on Chromium? I have a separate beef with Google there.)
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-02-2019, 01:35 PM
I use Adobe reader which works with epub and have no complaints
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-05-2019, 09:00 AM
There is also a desktop Kindle app.
I use Caliber for desktop reading, which isn't often - more often my ipad is my preferred reading platform.
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-12-2019, 03:38 AM
Am I the only one here who wrote his own ebook reader? EPUB is just a zip file with some HTML in it, and an XML manifest. You can just feed that to a browser.
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RE: Recommendations wanted for ebbok reader software for Windows
02-12-2019, 08:16 AM
I only got interested in ebook formats after getting a Kindle. Which kind of predisposed me toward MOBI.
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