
If students are conducting research and encounter an ePub document, they will be able to access it without the need to send it to an ereader. Here is a video overview of dotEPUB.īoth of these browser add-ons could be good to have installed on your school's library computers or computer lab computers. I previously wrote about dotEPUB in October. If you want to convert webpages into ePub documents, dotEPUB is a good Chrome web app for that. Magic Scroll is a Chrome web app that you can use to read ePub files on your desktop or laptop even if you do not have an internet connection. The video below offers a short demonstration. Double-click on EPUB files to open them in Chrome (on a Windows PC) Right-click on an EPUB file > open with > choose another app > check. EPUBReader downloads ePub files and displays them directly in your browser.

You can download EPUB files and read them on your smartphone, tablet, e-reader, or computer. Here are two tools that I have used to read ePub documents on my laptop.ĮPUBReader is a Firefox add-on that will allow you to read ePub documents within your browser. An EPUB file (short for electronic publication) is in the Open eBook file format. Fortunately, there are some tools that you can use to read ePub documents on your laptop or desktop.

But if you don't have an ereader, you might feel like you're missing out on something.
