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I understand that EPUB is open source. Using Google I was not able to
figure out which site is for EPUB.

Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
site is the safe main site for the program.

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Metspitzer wrote:
> I understand that EPUB is open source. Using Google I was not able to
> figure out which site is for EPUB.
>
> Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
> site is the safe main site for the program.
>
> Thanks


epub is not a site, its a file format.
To read it you will need an epub reader or try
opening it with a text reader. Once opened, you should
be able to "save as". Try Calibre.
 
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On 11/20/2011 7:23 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
> I understand that EPUB is open source. Using Google I was not able to
> figure out which site is for EPUB.
>
> Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
> site is the safe main site for the program.


EPUB is not a website or a program, it's a open source file format for
eBooks. Most any eBook device can handle the EPUB format, this includes
Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook, Sony Reader, and iPhone/iPad.
In addition to the free apps for the Kindle and Nook, you could also use
Calibre, MobiPocket Reader, Stanza, Adobe Digital Editions, or FBReader
to read eBooks on your PC. There is even an add-on for Firefox that
allows you to read EPUB formatted eBooks as well.


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      11-21-2011
Metspitzer wrote:

> I understand that EPUB is open source.


It's an open standard, perhaps there's an open source implementation, I
don't know.

> Using Google I was not able to
> figure out which site is for EPUB.


The specification is on this website

http://idpf.org/epub

> Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
> site is the safe main site for the program.


You could read EPUB file without conversion using the Kobo reader
(either a physial ereader, or the app on Windows/Android/iOS), or as
suggested by someone else, you could use Calibre to convert them.
 
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      11-21-2011
On 20/11/2011 10:03 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
> On 11/20/2011 7:23 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> I understand that EPUB is open source. Using Google I was not able to
>> figure out which site is for EPUB.
>>
>> Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
>> site is the safe main site for the program.

>
> EPUB is not a website or a program, it's a open source file format for
> eBooks. Most any eBook device can handle the EPUB format, this includes
> Amazon's Kindle, Barnes& Noble's Nook, Sony Reader, and iPhone/iPad.
> In addition to the free apps for the Kindle and Nook, you could also use
> Calibre, MobiPocket Reader, Stanza, Adobe Digital Editions, or FBReader
> to read eBooks on your PC. There is even an add-on for Firefox that
> allows you to read EPUB formatted eBooks as well.
>
>



If you need a program to read the epub file, here's a relevant site:

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...ader-software/

If you need a program to convert epub to pdf, try this site:

http://www.epubmaker.net/convert-epub-to-pdf.html

Good luck,
Wolf K.
 
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      11-21-2011
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:56:53 +0000, Andy Burns
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>Metspitzer wrote:
>
>> I understand that EPUB is open source.

>
>It's an open standard, perhaps there's an open source implementation, I
>don't know.
>
>> Using Google I was not able to
>> figure out which site is for EPUB.

>
>The specification is on this website
>
>http://idpf.org/epub
>

Thanks for the link, but I am too dim to find the download link.
 
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      11-21-2011
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:58:49 -0500, Wolf K <>
wrote:

>On 20/11/2011 10:03 PM, Roy Smith wrote:
>> On 11/20/2011 7:23 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>>> I understand that EPUB is open source. Using Google I was not able to
>>> figure out which site is for EPUB.
>>>
>>> Can someone either suggest a good way to convert this to pdf or which
>>> site is the safe main site for the program.

>>
>> EPUB is not a website or a program, it's a open source file format for
>> eBooks. Most any eBook device can handle the EPUB format, this includes
>> Amazon's Kindle, Barnes& Noble's Nook, Sony Reader, and iPhone/iPad.
>> In addition to the free apps for the Kindle and Nook, you could also use
>> Calibre, MobiPocket Reader, Stanza, Adobe Digital Editions, or FBReader
>> to read eBooks on your PC. There is even an add-on for Firefox that
>> allows you to read EPUB formatted eBooks as well.
>>
>>

>
>
>If you need a program to read the epub file, here's a relevant site:
>
>http://www.addictivetips.com/windows...ader-software/
>
>If you need a program to convert epub to pdf, try this site:
>
>http://www.epubmaker.net/convert-epub-to-pdf.html
>
>Good luck,
>Wolf K.

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      11-21-2011
Metspitzer wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> http://idpf.org/epub
>>

> Thanks for the link, but I am too dim to find the download link.


There is no software to download there, only information on the format
of EPUB files.
 
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