EPUBReader

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EPUBReader is an addon for the firefox web browser.

[edit] Overview

An ePUB file is essentially an archive of HTML files. So why not read ePub-files with a program which is specialized in displaying HTML files and many people have already installed? That's the idea which lead to the creation of EPUBReader as a Firefox addon. It runs on every platform Firefox does (Windows, MacOS X, Linux).

If you click on a link to an ePub-file, you are normally prompted by the Firefox "save as" dialog. With EPUBReader installed, the ePub-file is downloaded, processed and directly displayed ready to read.

EPUBReader consists of two parts. There is the reader application and a simple ePUB library manager. The manager gets installed as a bookmark entry in your list of bookmarks. It is called ePUB Library.

[edit] Tips

If you really want to download an ePUB file rather than read it hold down the shift key while clicking the link. On some sites that are .php pages you may need to right click and select "Save link target as" to download the file.

If you accidentally remove your library bookmark you can add it back in. Type chrome://epubreader/content/index.html. into the URL line to access it and then save this location as a bookmark.

If you access an ePUB book using a URL or file access the entry will be placed automatically in the ePUB Library for later reading. You should always access it subsequent times from within the Library Manager to avoid duplicate entries. (There is a delete button in the Library Manager to remove these duplicates.)