E-book Format Conversion Guide
Eight e-book format families, 56 conversion directions. Each one explains what both formats are, what the conversion loses, the pitfalls involved, and which tools to use.
Converting from EPUB
Mainstream e-book distribution and long-form reading, especially text-heavy books such as novels.
Converting from PDF
Documents, papers, contracts and scans where the layout must stay exact; also a print and archival format.
Converting from MOBI/AZW3
Reading on Kindle devices and the Kindle app; one of the most common proprietary formats in existing libraries.
Converting from TXT
Chinese web novels, logs, and any text-only content that needs maximum compatibility.
Converting from FB2
Russian-language e-books; single-file distribution where embedded illustrations and full metadata matter.
Converting from CBZ/CBR
Comics, art books and books scanned to images; fundamentally an image bundle rather than a text book.
Converting from Markdown/DOCX
Authoring and layout source files; an intermediate format before converting to EPUB or TXT.
Converting from HTML
Captured web content, EPUB internal content, and a general intermediate representation for other formats.
Converted it — now what do you read it with?
Tide Reader opens TXT and EPUB, detects chapters on import, lays the text out the way you like it, and syncs your reading position across Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Drop the converted file in and start reading.
Download Tide ReaderTXT and EPUB; local-first reading, with optional cloud sync and WebDAV.