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dps582 · 03-03-2017, 08:29 AM

My Android phone won't open the epub that I created. Here's what I did:

1) I used Calibre to convert a document and create an epub file that looks good in the Calibre viewer and also displays in fbreader. I used the generic "tablet" setting when choosing the target device.
2) I chose "save to disk/save only epub format to disk"
3) I copied the epub file to my Android (5.1) phone
4) I tried to open the epub using Google Play Books like I do with Project Gutenberg and other epub files, and it failed with "can't open file"

I ran the file through an epub validator and it says its good. I want to produce a file that will open on any device that reads epub.

Can anyone tell what I may have done wrong?

03-03-2017, 08:29 AM	#1
dps582 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2017 Device: none	Can't Open EPUB from Calibre with Android/Google Play My Android phone won't open the epub that I created. Here's what I did: 1) I used Calibre to convert a document and create an epub file that looks good in the Calibre viewer and also displays in fbreader. I used the generic "tablet" setting when choosing the target device. 2) I chose "save to disk/save only epub format to disk" 3) I copied the epub file to my Android (5.1) phone 4) I tried to open the epub using Google Play Books like I do with Project Gutenberg and other epub files, and it failed with "can't open file" I ran the file through an epub validator and it says its good. I want to produce a file that will open on any device that reads epub. Can anyone tell what I may have done wrong?