Warning: Take great care when opening executable file formats received via email or downloaded from websites you're not familiar with. See my List of Executable File Extensions for a listing of file extensions to avoid and why.
EPUB files can be opened by many kinds of eBook readers. EPUB files can also be opened on a PC with the Adobe Digital Editions program and many other eBook reader programs. If you know of any other programs that open EPUB files, please send me a quick email and let me know the name of the program so I can update this page.
Tip: Use Notepad or another text editor to open the EPUB file. Many files are text-only files meaning no matter the file extension, a text editor may be able to properly display the file's contents. This may or may not be the case with EPUB files but it's worth a try.
If you find that an application on your PC does try to open the EPUB file but it's the wrong application or if you would rather have another installed program open EPUB files, see my How to Change the Default Program for a Specific File Extension guide for making that change in Windows.
How to Convert an EPUB File:
There are two main ways to attempt to convert an EPUB file to another file type:
Open the EPUB file in its default program and choose to save the open file as another file format.
Use a File Conversion Online Service or Software Program to c
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