Step 1: Drop your PDF files using the button above or by deposit and leave.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Receive your converted EPUB files.
PDF to EPUB Conversion FAQ
How do I turn a PDF manuscript into a publishable EPUB ebook?
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Upload the PDF and the converter parses heading structure to detect chapters, then builds a reflowable EPUB container with one chapter per ebook section, a generated TOC, and cover-art slot. The result is ready to upload to Kindle KDP, Apple Books, or Kobo.
Will the EPUB reflow properly on a phone or e-reader?
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That is the main thing you gain. A PDF has fixed pages, so a small screen either shrinks the whole page or forces horizontal scrolling. The EPUB stores text as text, so the reader re-wraps it to any screen width and font size. Multi-column layouts and large tables are where reflow struggles — those are the parts worth checking after conversion. EPUB reflows text to any screen size and any font size, which is what makes it readable on a phone as well as an e-reader.
Will the converted book keep its cover, chapters and table of contents?
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Yes where both formats can express them. Cover art, chapter divisions and a navigable table of contents are structural metadata, so they carry across rather than being flattened into the text. Footnotes and index entries are the fragile parts — they degrade into inline text on targets with no anchor mechanism.
What if the source is a scan with no real text in it?
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Then the conversion produces a picture of the text rather than the text itself, and searching it finds nothing. Run /pdf-ocr/ to add a recognised text layer first; optical character recognition turns the scanned pixels into selectable, searchable characters that the conversion can then carry through properly.
Is the PDF side of this conversion searchable?
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It depends entirely on whether real text is present. A PDF generated from a document carries an actual text layer and is searchable; a PDF built from scans or images is a picture of text and is not, until OCR adds a layer. /pdf-ocr/ does that, and it is worth running before any conversion that expects to read the words.
Does the converter auto-detect chapters in my PDF?
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Yes — Heading 1 / Heading 2 styles in the PDF become EPUB chapters by default. If your PDF uses inconsistent headings, the advanced "chapter marker" option lets you specify a regex (e.g. `^Chapter \d+`) to override the heuristic.
Will the EPUB have a clickable table of contents?
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Yes — detected chapters auto-populate the EPUB's NCX / nav.xhtml so every reader displays a proper chapter list. Apple Books, Kobo, and Calibre render it on the contents page; Kindle uses it for the "Go To" menu.
Can I add a cover image when converting PDF to EPUB?
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Yes — drop a cover image (JPG / PNG, ideally 1600×2400) alongside the PDF in the upload, and we embed it in the EPUB as the official cover. Retailer storefronts pick up this image automatically when you upload the EPUB.
How do I set metadata (author, title, ISBN) on the EPUB?
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The metadata form appears after upload — fill in title, author, language, publisher, and ISBN, and we write them into the EPUB's OPF block. KDP / Apple Books / Kobo all read this metadata when ingesting your EPUB.
What about images and figures in the PDF?
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Inline images in the PDF (Word picture insertions, HTML `<img>`, PDF embedded figures) are extracted and re-embedded in the EPUB at the same paragraph anchor. PDF vector graphics are rasterized at 300 DPI before embedding.
Does the EPUB keep my PDF typography (italics, smart quotes, drop caps)?
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Italics, bold, smart quotes, em-dashes, and en-dashes all round-trip. CSS-style drop caps are added via EPUB CSS where supported (EPUB 3, AZW3). Older readers fall back to plain capitalization — the manuscript content is unchanged.
Can I make the EPUB compatible with both Kindle and other readers?
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EPUB works on every reader except older Kindles. For maximum compatibility, generate EPUB here and then convert to AZW3 / KF8 via /epub-to-azw3/ — most authors ship both formats. KDP also accepts EPUB directly and converts internally.
