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Mich06 · 06-20-2026, 10:22 PM

Thanks for your answer, Kovid. I completely agree with you. Fixed-layout Epubs should all be PDFs. This format offers no real benefit.

BUT that’s exactly my problem: how can I properly convert a fixed-layout EPUB into a valid PDF when the original format isn’t available as a PDF? I’ve looked everywhere and haven’t found anything.

Since it seems there are now simple Windows apps (Azardi and MS ePub File Reader, for instance) that display these pesky fixed-layout ePubs perfectly, I was wondering if it would be that difficult, for example, to redirect the display output to a virtual PDF printer to finally achieve a conversion. But these applications don’t do that.

So I’m turning to the Calibre community to see if a simple conversion solution like this is possible...

06-20-2026, 10:22 PM	#6
Mich06 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 32 GB	Thanks for your answer, Kovid. I completely agree with you. Fixed-layout Epubs should all be PDFs. This format offers no real benefit. BUT that’s exactly my problem: how can I properly convert a fixed-layout EPUB into a valid PDF when the original format isn’t available as a PDF? I’ve looked everywhere and haven’t found anything. Since it seems there are now simple Windows apps (Azardi and MS ePub File Reader, for instance) that display these pesky fixed-layout ePubs perfectly, I was wondering if it would be that difficult, for example, to redirect the display output to a virtual PDF printer to finally achieve a conversion. But these applications don’t do that. So I’m turning to the Calibre community to see if a simple conversion solution like this is possible...