The acquisition of virtual literature in our time has long been not difficult. To do this, you do not need to go outside and go to the bookstore: it is enough to visit the website of the corresponding subject to order a book there. It is believed that over time, people will completely abandon the usual books in favor of virtual ones. After all, the only drawback of the digital analogue of a literary work is that it cannot be held in your hands, sorting through the rustling, smelling typography pages.
Nevertheless, convenience and practicality for a modern person mean much more than a desire to feel something material in their hands. In addition, often people do not have the opportunity to carry a heavy book with them everywhere: in a tiny handbag, which barely fits the necessary minimum of things, in a backpack, already full of textbooks. A universal device that allows you to read your favorite works in transport and at work, and does not take up too much space, is much more convenient in this regard.
Not surprisingly, an increasing number of readers are recognizing the convenience of virtually presented information. This leads to the fact that paper books are most often bought simply for the collection, so that once and for all they put the beautifully designed volume on the shelf, to the rest of the author’s works. People prefer to get acquainted with the contents of the book through its virtual counterpart.
The transition to the "figure" has another plus - reducing the burden on the long-suffering environment. The influence is indirect, but very significant. Just imagine how many forests are cut down in order to produce a large paper circulation. E-books, of course, do not require such sacrifices by nature.
How to open ePub
There are several formats in which virtual literature is usually distributed. Not so long ago, some of the most popular were FB2 and PDF. Even earlier, electronic texts were presented mainly in the simplest txt format. But time does not stand still, and now readers are asking a new question: how to open ePub, which has quietly become the second most popular format, except perhaps surpassing FB2.
By the way, books with the latest extension perfectly convert to the new format, while preserving the markup, fonts, and initial design. Converters can be used differently: online and desktop. The first should include, for example, “fb2epub” authored by Peter Sorotokin. The program is, according to the developer, experimental, but it can easily read and convert the ePub format.
One of the best desktop converters, according to users, is a multifunctional "Caliber".
Mozilla firefox
But there still remains the question of how to open the ePub received after conversion. There are several ways to do this. One of the easiest and most convenient is to take advantage of the browser. For those who first encountered this format and do not know how to read ePub, this option is best suited. Here you will not need any additional software. Mozilla users only need to install the EPUBReader extension. After that, an additional button will appear in the browser, by clicking on which you can select one of the free books in the catalog or add your own.
If you activate any link to the book in the desired format, it will also be added to the list. You can download literature from the hard drive through the main menu of the browser: “file” - “open”. All user-added e-books will remain available both when the Internet connection is turned on and off.
Google chrome
In this browser, the problem than opening ePub is solved in a similar way. Only here is the necessary plugin called MagicScroll. Similar to the previous one, this extension adds a new icon to the main tab with applications. To put your favorite book into the library, just click on its cover - and it will open in the "reader". Many functions allow you to customize the display of pages to your liking. You can change the color scheme, design, font, as well as activate full-screen mode so that nothing distracts you from reading.