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Old 03-30-2017, 05:47 PM   #6
shotsfromthebar
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Originally Posted by dps582 View Post
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?
+1 on this issue, practically word for word.

I cannot open my .epub file (made with Calibre) on any Android app. ( Google Play Books, Aldiko, FBReader...)

I keep getting the "can't open file" message. The response is so immediate when clicking on the file that it's almost as though android doesn't recognise the file as a .epub file, or doesn't know that it has the app to open it with; it's just an immediate "can't open file" message, like it didn't even try...

I have no troubles on any other devices.

You can get my book for free at www.obliviousthebook.com and try it for yourself.

Any advice would be hugely appreciated!
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