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FAQ 1168, updated April 27, 2012
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How do I read an EPUB file?
Answer
There are many popular viewers for EPUB such as Adobe Digital Editions, Calibre, and the Firefox extension "EPUBReader" which lets you view files directly in Firefox. Read this FAQ for links to these viewers.
Details
There are many ways to view EPUB files. Some popular readers are:EPUBReader Firefox Extension (Windows/Linux/Mac)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/
Adobe Digital Editions (Windows/Mac)
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/
Calibre (Windows/Mac/Linux)
http://calibre-ebook.com/
For more details on the EPUB standard and common readers please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB
For additional information on why we are adopting the EPUB standard please see:
http://blog.safaribooksonline.com/2012/04/10/epub-ftw/