A Comprehensive Guide For PC Users: Unlocking The Secrets Of Reading eBooks in EPUB Format

How to Open EPUB Files, Open EPUB Files on PC

Posted by Ada Wang on 4/7/2023 9:40:32 AM.

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Have you ever stuck in this situation, you find epub files on your computer and wonder what program should you use and how to open epub files? Maybe someone emailed you a file which is in epub format, but you were not sure how to use it. Perhaps you tried to open the epub file but Windows told you that it could not open it. So it’s high time you should learn how to open epub files on your pc. And this article tells you how to do it.

This article is divided into three parts:

Part1: Open Non-DRM EPUB Files on PC Online

Part 2: Open Non-DRM EPUB Files on PC with Free Software

Part 3: Open DRM EPUB Files on PC

Open Non-DRM EPUB Files on PC Online

If you don’t want to download any software and you have DRM-free epub files, you can choose to read them online. Here I introduce several ways for you to read epub online.

1. Play Books

It can let us to read epub books online. On the browser or on Android devices, either is OK. Play Books offers us a good way to get ebooks from various sources. And we can access to read them on Android devices.

Uploading is really simple. Just come to your personal collection inside?the Play Books?and click on the “Uploads” icon in the top right sidebar. Then a new window will come out for you to choose the book you want or just drag it in to Play Books.

It’s very convenient to use it to read epub files online. You can import any drm-free epub files to it and read. You can see that the files can be displayed very clearly.

2. Simple Epub Reader

You can also upload ebooks to it without creating an account. Uploading ebooks to Simple Epub Reader from URLs and the local computer hard drive. Simple Epub Reader will display your books in a rather clean and visual way. Then you can click on the book you want to read to open it and begin reading.

After the book is opened, it will look like this:

3. MagicScroll eBook Reader

MagicScroll eBook Reader?can be used to read epub files, but it won’t look pretty in the interface. Usually there is one ad on Simple Epub Reader’s library page, while there are three on MagicScroll’s page. The interface doesn’t look so clean. But that doesn’t matter so much, as it works well when you open books to read.

Open Non-DRM EPUB Files on PC with Free Software

1.Calibre

You can click to download it if you don’t have Calibre in your computer. Calibre can be used to read non-DRM epub files. Just click the “Add” icon to add your epub books to it and click the book to open it.

If the book is DRMed, you cannot open it and will see this window:

And so you cannot open DRM epub files with Calibre or the following free softwares. The non-DRM epub books will be opened normally.

2. EPUB File Reader

EPUB File Reader is a free epub files viewer. It can help you to open and read DRM-free epub ebooks and documents. The software interface consists of two parts, the left will show document chapter directory and the right is a browser to show document content. I think this is better for us to read the books compared with other softwares. This software is very easy to use. It is also completely free. Through the “File” menu, you can “Open” and “Close” a EPUB file (file extension is .epub).

3. Stanza Desktop

It can be used to read all kinds of digital publications, including electronic books, newspapers, PDFs, and general web content.

Pros: Very elegant; Lots of customizable features; Supports a wide range of formats.

Cons: A little bloated

4. FB Reader

FB Reader is a free?and?open source?ebook reader?for Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other platforms. Supported formats include ePub, TXT, Fiction Book, TCR, RTF, CHM, OEB, HTML, Mobipocket(mobi) etc. without DRM and plain-text. I have tried it to read my epub files, too. It’s OK.

5. Ultra eBook Reader

Ultra eBook Reader provides you the ability to read eBooks, comics, PDF, and document files directly on your PC. Ultra eBook Reader provides support for 12 of the most popular eBook and document file formats including: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and CBR.

Ultra eBook Reader turns your existing PC into a reading device by providing support for popular eBook and document formats. You can take advantage of a flexible layout and zoom configurations to enhance your reading experience. So it’s also a good reader to open and read epub files for you.

6. Sumatra PDF

Sumatra PDF?is an ebook reader for Windows. The ebook formats it supports including ePub, PDF, MOBI, CBZ, CBR, CHM, XPS, ect. It is small, portable, and starts up very fast. And the simplicity of the user interface has a high priority over othes. For myself, I like Sumatra PDF very much, I feel really comfortable when reading with it.

Open DRM EPUB Files on PC

Many times you may find that epub books are locked by DRM. Most of them are in Adobe DRM or Nook DRM. How to open them?

1. Open Adobe DRM epub files on pc

For epub files with Adobe DRM, you can open and read them in Adobe Digital Editions, Nook for pc, Kobo for pc etc. these official desktop softwares.

2. Open Nook DRM epub files on pc

For epub files with Nook DRM, you can open them in Nook for pc.

3. The best way to open any DRM epub files on pc

You can see that DRM epub files only can be opened in certain e-readers. It’s a bothering thing to download so many different reader applications to your computer and read certain books with certain e-readers, right? Besides, the DRMed epub files cannot be copied or transfered. Do you want to fix this like me? I dont’t like to download so many softwares in my computer. I hate the reading limitations. I want my reading experience is totally free, with any reader software I like, and no restriction of my books. If you feel the same with me. Just follow my steps.

Step 1.Get the tool downloaded.

After you remove the epub books’ DRM, you can read these books on whatever software or device as long as it supports epub. And you can transfer and share the books with your friends and family members, they can also read successfully if the books become DRM free. Here I strongly recommendEpubor All DRM Removal–Epubor Ultimate . You can download it now for free trial.

Step 2. Remove DRM.

Install the program and run it on your computer. It will automatically find your ebooks, and they will be listed in the book column in the left part of the program interface. Just drag them to the right part, their DRM will be removed within seconds.

If you have other epub books that are not displayed in the right part book column, you can directly drag and drop them to the main interface of the program. Their DRM will also be removed immediately.

Step 3. Open epub files

As you have got DRM-free epub files, you can open them with any software which supports epub. And you can copy or transfer books freely. And you can convert epub format to other formats you like. It won’t be a problem either if you want to share the books with others.

So why not download the freeware All DRM Removal–Epubor Ultimate now? Have a try to decrypted the locked epub files and enjoy your books more!

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Ada Wang works for Epubor and writes articles for a collection of blogs such as ebookconverter.blogspot.com.

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Martin

Re:How to Open EPUB Files

03/19/2017 06:38:33

Thanks for tips, but I still prefer epub.eknizky.sk

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ePub File Reader

Re:How to Open EPUB Files

05/23/2017 11:58:58

EPUB File Reader is a free epub files viewer. It can help you to open and read DRM-free epub ebooks and documents. Download here: pubfilereader.com

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Sally Minkley

Re:How to Open EPUB Files

04/29/2022 09:44:26

I was trying to erase the stars - it didn’t work. Everything I read had to do with reading my books on my PC. I assume that means Personal Computer. I’m 83. I don’t want to sit at my desktop PC and read a book. I’ve been trying for hours to load the books I bought onto my iPad Nook reader. None of it works and I finally got sent here.

Crap. What kind of hoops does everyone expect me to jump through? I’m 83 and I have trouble walking, let alone trying to jump!

Why is this so difficult? When I get my regular books on Nook, I look at Freebooksy; tap on the bar that says “NOOK” and voila! my book appears on my iPad Nook.

Now that I’ve paid for the rest of the series, there is NO way (so it seems) to get them on my iPad.

What do I need to do? My back is sore from sitting at this desktop and trying.

Anyone there with a compassionate heart and a lot of patience who can help me?

Hopefully yours,
Sally Minkley

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