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1.0 Software reading systems

Software that reads, and presumably displays, EPUB files is called a reading system. An
EPUB reading system is defined as:

“A combination of hardware and/or software that accepts OPS Publications and makes
them available to consumers of content. Great variety is possible in the architecture of
Reading Systems. A Reading System may be implemented entirely on one device, or it
may be split among several computers....”[3]

Reading Systems and Software[3]

DRM
Software Platform formats Notes
supported
Adobe
Windows, Mac
Adobe Digital Editions Content Requires online activation.
OS X
Server
Adobe
Aldiko Android Content Supports ePub for Android phones.
Server
Windows
AlReader Mobile, None Multiformat ebook reader.
Windows
Adobe
Bluefire Reader iOS Content Supports ePub and PDF.
Server
Free online ePub reader focussing
BookGlutton Web ?
on the social aspects of reading.
Free open source online ePub
Bookworm Web ?
reader.
More often used for library
Windows, Mac
management, conversion, and
Calibre OS X, None
transferring to devices than
GNU/Linux
reading.
XML/CSS based E-Book reader
for desktops and handheld devices.
Windows, Supported formats: FB2, TXT,
CoolReader GNU/Linux, None RTF, TCR, HTML, EPUB, CHM.
Android Has GUI implementation for eink
base devices. Most popular
SourceForge epub application.
dslibris Nintendo DS ? Multiformat ebook reader.
Not available for Opera for
eBook Reader Opera widget None
mobiles or TV.

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Enables reading ePub-files from

EPUBReader Firefox add-on None
within Firefox.
Windows Phone
ezReader None Basic epub reader for WinPhone7.
7
Windows,
FBReader GNU/Linux, ? Incomplete ePub support.[27]
PDAs
FBReaderJ Android ? Open source.
Windows
Mobile,
Freda None
Windows Phone
7
Google Books Web ? Supports ePub and PDF.
i2Reader iOS ?
Books not readable directly on
iBooks iOS FairPlay[28]
computers (Mac or PC) yet.
ICE Book Reader
Windows None
Professional
Adobe
iFlow Reader iOS Content Supports ePub.
Server
Laputa Reader Android ?
iOS, Windows,
Lexcycle Stanza ?
Mac OS X
Windows, Mac Reads ePub files, organizes local
Lucidor OS X, ? bookcase and browses OPDS
GNU/Linux catalogs.
Windows,
BlackBerry,
Converts EPUB into .PRC on
Mobipocket Symbian, None
import.
Windows
Mobile
Moon+ reader Android None ePub reader for Android phones.
Okular GNU/Linux ?
Ouiivo Reader iOS ?
Text-to-speech software that can
Talking Clipboard Windows ?
read ebooks.
Free Universal Reader, text-to-
URead Windows ?
speech, a large free e-library.
WordPlayer Android ?

2.0 [edit] Editing systems

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Creation Software
Software Platform Notes
2EPUB Web Free conversion tool.
Windows, Mac OS Commercial license. Exports to EPUB
Adobe InDesign
X format.
Converts any document to EPUB;
Windows, Portable supports multilevel TOCs, font
Atlantis Word Processor
app embedding, and batch conversion.
Shareware.
BookGlutton Converter Web Conversion tool. $5.00 per conversion.
Free conversion from Word format to
BookieJar Web
ePub and Mobi.
Conversion and publication tool. Author
BookBrewer Web retains rights to e-book. Various pricing
options.
Conversion service and cover creation.
Cablio Web
Pricing varies with page count.
Conversion software and e-book
Windows, Mac OS
Calibre organizer. Free Software under the GPL
X, GNU/Linux
license.
Conversion tool for comics. Freeware
Comics2Reader Windows
license.
Can also produce MobiPocket files.
eBooksWriter Windows
Commercial license.
Legend Maker Mac OS X Commercial license.
Windows, Mac OS
X, GNU/Linux, Non-encrypted files only, can also
eCub
FreeBSD, Solaris, produce mobi. Free, proprietary license.
Portable app
The eLesson Markup Language is a
platform-independent XML-based open
Windows, Mac OS source framework to create eLearning
eLML
X, GNU/Linux content. It supports various output formats
like SCORM, HTML, PDF and also
eBooks based on the ePub format.
Free ePub publishing and distribution
social networking. Users either upload
existing formats or use online WYSIWYG
ePub Bud Web
editor to create DRM-free ebooks in the
EPUB format. For children's books
especially.
ePubChecker Mac OS X Verifies correct format of EPUB files
using the "epubcheck" engine version
1.0.5 as required when submitting Apple
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iBooks.
ePubExport (Mediawiki Experimental Mediawiki extension to
Web
extension) export wiki pages in EPUB format.
Free cloud service for downloading public
Feedbooks Web
domain works and for self-publishing
Desktop publishing and page layout
iStudio Publisher Mac OS X
application. Commercial license.
Windows, Mac OS Non-encrypted files only, imports from
X, GNU/Linux, ODT, Epub, HTML and text, can also
Jutoh
FreeBSD, Solaris, produce Mobipocket, ODT and text.
Portable app Shareware.
Free, online wysiwyg epub editor. In
addition to content creation and
opubWriter Web organisation, opubWriter offers facilities
for managing metadata, media, and CSS
styling.
Word processor (part of the iWork '09
suite) that can export to EPUB format
Pages Mac OS X
(Pages '09 only, and only with the iWork
9.0.4 update).
Free, Open source under GPLv3.
Windows, Currently the only application that can
Sigil GNU/Linux, Mac also open and edit EPUB books, instead of
OS X just converting from other formats to
EPUB.
Free, web-based writing and project
management tools. Users can write books
Scriptito Web and/or papers using a WYSIWYG editor
and export to a variety of formats,
including EPUB.
Commercial program for writers. Great
Windows, Mac OS
Scrivener organization capabilities. Publishes to
X
multiple formats.
Upload a manuscript as a Microsoft
Word .doc or .docx file, formatted to the
Smashwords Style Guide, and
Smashwords Web Smashwords automatically converts the
book into multiple formats, including
EPUB. Books are then distributed to
ebook retailers. Free registration.

3.0 [edit] Hardware reading systems

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The boundary between hardware and software is not clear cut. Some of these devices are
dedicated to E-book tasks while others are platforms that include E-book readers or can
have them added. See Comparison of e-book readers for details of dedicated devices (not
all support EPUB).

 Android devices (using WordPlayer, FBReader, Aldiko)

 Barnes & Noble Nook
 BeBook
 Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Cybook Opus, Cybook Orizon
 Boox
 COOL-ER
 Cruz Reader Cruz Tablet
 Ctaindia's eGriver Ebook Reader
 eClicto
 ECTACO jetBook and ECTACO jetBook Lite
 eSlick
 Hanlin eReader
 Hanvon N516, N518, N520, N526
 iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch (Lexcycle Stanza, Glider, iFlowReader or iBooks
on iOS 3.2+)
 iRex Digital Reader 800, 1000
 iRiver Story
 Kobo eReader
 GNU/Linux tablets and PDAs such as Sharp Zaurus and Nokia 770, n800, n810,
and n900
 Plastic Logic
 PocketBook Reader
 Sony Reader

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