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Old 10-22-2022, 07:04 PM   #5
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I use Calibre to store all of my IT books, [...] The text search function is critical for this use case, and it works, but I often find myself on pages where I know I'm close to what I need, but having to review each instance of the phrase is time consuming.
Calibre 6.0 added in Full Text Search:

You can have Calibre "Index" the book, then you can mass search across your entire collection.

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The epub reader (please let me know if I'm missing a feature). I was using the firefox find feature as an example. As far as I can see, I can run a search, and then I can go result-by-result through the document, but cannot click an option like a check box to have it also highlight all instances of the search term visible in the document (as opposed to the single selected result from the list).
Uhhh, EPUBReader, the Firefox addon, has been abandoned for a very long time. (Edit: See mikelv post below.)

If you want a modern reader that works on the computer, check out:

It also has a feature where you can Search, then see all hits within a book:

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(Thorium is produced by Readium—the company that worked on the actual EPUB3 renderer used by many devices.)

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I've just started using epubs as an alternative to pdfs, and I love it.
Welcome to the world of true ebooks! EPUBs are the best.

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[W]hile working on my classwork, it is very easy to find relevant books in my Calibre library to then reference in my papers.
If you want even more info on more efficient citations + searching through your collection, see some of my recent posts here:

And if you want to know all the in-depth details on why PDFs are pretty crap compared to EPUB... see my recent posts:

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