How Do You Convert a PDF to EPUB?
You convert a PDF to EPUB by adding it to QuickCatPDF's PDF to EPUB converter and clicking Convert to EPUB. The text is rebuilt as a reflowable e-book: chapters start at the PDF's headings, there's a table of contents and a cover, and the text resizes to fit any e-reader, phone or tablet screen.
The PDF is converted in your browser and never uploaded. It's free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
How to Convert a PDF Ebook to EPUB With QuickCatPDF
Converting to EPUB takes four steps.
- Click Select PDF files or drop your PDFs on the page (up to 20).
- Choose where a new chapter starts, and whether to make a cover from page 1.
- Type a range in Pages if you only need part of the PDF.
- Click Convert to EPUB, then download the e-book.
Why Convert a PDF to EPUB?
A PDF has fixed pages, so on a small screen you zoom and scroll sideways. An EPUB flows the text to fit the screen and lets the reader choose the text size, font and spacing. QuickCatPDF rebuilds headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and pictures, joins lines that were broken at the end of each PDF line, and removes page numbers and running headers so they don't interrupt the text.
In our test, a 4-page report became an EPUB 3 book in about half a second, with chapters for its title page, Introduction, Key Results, Figures and Appendix, a cover made from page 1 and its picture kept. The book was opened again by the eBook reader used on this site's EPUB to PDF tool, and all its text was there.
Which PDFs Make Good E-books?
PDFs that are mostly running text work best: novels, reports, manuals, papers and books. Magazines, brochures and pages with many side-by-side boxes become a single column, which reads fine but loses the design. Scanned PDFs are read with text recognition (OCR) first; choose the languages under Scanned pages (OCR).
Will It Work on My E-reader?
EPUB opens in Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo readers, most Android reading apps and free readers on computers. Kindle devices and apps read EPUB when you send it with Send to Kindle.
For a Kindle, PDF to AZW3 makes the modern Kindle format, and older Kindles read PDF to MOBI files.
Frequently asked questions
Is PDF to EPUB free?
Yes, free with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on the number of files.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No, the e-book is made in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.
How are chapters chosen?
A new chapter starts at each main heading, the largest heading used more than once. Choose Main and sub-headings for shorter chapters.
Are pictures included?
Yes, pictures are kept by default; untick Include pictures for a smaller, text-only book.
Can I turn an EPUB into a PDF?
Yes, use EPUB to PDF, or eBook to PDF for other e-book formats. Every other format is on the PDF Converter.
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