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Old 11-19-2008, 04:51 PM   #8
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do I need to install FBReader for EPUB files, or would the stock reader be fine?
If they are DRM-free and you have a Windows PC, then the easiest approach is to convert them to MOBI by importing them to Windows MobiPocket Desktop Reader. If they are all in one directory you may be able to drag and drop the entire directory (this definitely works with MobiPocket Creator, but I'm not sure if it supports ePub import yet). The MOBIs are readable by the stock MOBI Reader (or by FBReader, since they are DRM free). They will end up in your standard MOBI directory on the PC, usually My Documents\My eBooks.

Otherwise install FBReader. The 0.8.14 version supports ePub, but for the more flexible 0.8.4 version (which I use) you will need to rename from .epub to .oebzip (and FBReader will treat them as OEB ebooks, which usually works).
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