EPUB to PDF turns a DRM-free EPUB ebook into a PDF. You choose the page size, the text size and the margins. The book keeps its own styles, headings, images and tables, each chapter starts on a new page, and the text is real, selectable text with the fonts embedded. Everything runs in your browser, so your book is never uploaded.
How to convert EPUB to PDF
- Click Choose an EPUB book or drop the .epub file on the page. The title, author and number of chapter files are shown.
- Pick the Page size, Text size and Margins. Untick Cover as the first page if you do not want the cover picture.
- Click Convert to PDF. The PDF is saved with the same name as the book.
Options
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Page size | A5 (book, phone), 6 × 9 in (paperback), A4 (print), US Letter (print) |
| Text size | 9 to 16 pt, 11 pt by default |
| Margins | Narrow, Normal, Wide |
| Cover | Cover picture as the first page, on or off |
What is kept
| In the EPUB | In the PDF |
|---|---|
| Chapters | Each chapter starts on a new page, in reading order |
| Headings, paragraphs, lists | Laid out with the book’s own styles |
| Bold, italic, alignment, indents | Kept |
| Images and illustrations | Placed in the text where they appear |
| Tables | Kept as tables |
| Cover | First page (option) |
| Fonts | Mapped to open fonts with the same letter widths, embedded in the PDF |
| Text | Real, selectable and searchable vector text |
Which page size to pick
- A5 is about the size of a paperback page. It fits well on a phone or tablet screen and prints two to a sheet of A4.
- 6 × 9 in is a standard trade paperback size, handy if you want a proof copy that looks like a printed book.
- A4 and US Letter are for printing on a normal printer. Pick 12 or 13 pt text so lines do not get too long.
Larger text sizes make more pages; smaller ones fit more on each page. Wide margins leave room for notes in the margin of a printout.
EPUB 2, EPUB 3 and DRM
Both EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 books can be converted, as long as they are DRM-free. Books with DRM are encrypted, so their pages cannot be read without the store’s own reading app. This includes Kindle books (AZW, KFX) and EPUBs with Adobe DRM from many ebook stores. The tool tells you when a book is protected; it does not remove DRM.
Fonts that a publisher only scrambled to stop copying, which many DRM-free books do, are not DRM and do not stop the conversion.
What to expect
- Links inside the book, such as a clickable table of contents or links to footnotes, are not clickable in the PDF.
- Very long books take a little longer, as every chapter is laid out on your device.
Related tools
- Going the other way? PDF to EPUB makes a reflowable ebook from a PDF.
- Combine the PDF with other documents using Merge PDF, or take only some chapters with Split PDF.
- Make the file smaller for e-mail with Compress PDF.
- Need page numbers on a printout? Add them with Add Page Numbers.
Private by design
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