Stories and guides

2026-10-27 · 5 min

Four Books for Halloween: Stories That Stay With You After the Lights Go Out

A creature looking for companionship, a vampire crossing borders, a Mexican mansion and an inherited darkness: four ways to read fear.

2026-10-20 · 6 min

Updated 2026-10-27

Six Books for October: Stories That Bring Us Closer to Others

Novels, stories and essays about time, friendship, imagination and the ways we care for one another.

2026-10-17 · 9 min

Updated 2026-10-27

Converted PDF Looks Wrong on Your E-reader? How to Diagnose and Fix the EPUB

A practical checklist for EPUB files converted from PDF: match each symptom to its cause, check chapters, cover and metadata, and decide when the original PDF is the better file.

2026-09-17 · 9 min

Updated 2026-10-27

The Best E-Readers for Your Reading Life: Kindle, Kobo and BOOX Compared

A thoughtful, practical comparison of e-readers for novels, EPUB libraries, colour illustrations and PDFs—so you can choose the one that fits the way you read.

2026-09-13 · 10 min

Updated 2026-09-13

How to Read a PDF or EPUB on Kindle: The Practical Route

Learn when to send a PDF directly, when to convert it to EPUB, and how to move a personal book to Kindle without confusing Send to Kindle with KDP publishing.

2026-01-28 · 11 min

Updated 2026-09-13

DOCX to EPUB: The Cleanest Workflow

Turn Word documents into high‑quality EPUBs. Learn heading styles, images, metadata, and a conversion checklist.

2026-01-28 · 11 min

Updated 2026-02-12

EPUB vs PDF: Which Format Should You Use for Reading?

EPUB is reflowable and reader‑friendly; PDF preserves fixed layout. Compare use cases and choose the right format.

2026-01-28 · 12 min

Updated 2026-09-13

EPUB3 Explained: Features, Compatibility, Best Practices

EPUB3 is the modern ebook standard. Learn what it changes vs EPUB2, compatibility notes, and practical settings.

2026-01-28 · 10 min

Updated 2026-02-12

How to Add a Cover Image to an EPUB

EPUB supports embedded covers, but readers can be picky. Learn best sizes, common failures, and a fix checklist.

2026-01-28 · 13 min

Updated 2026-09-13

How to Convert PDF to EPUB (Without Uploading Your File)

PDF‑to‑EPUB is hard because PDFs aren’t books. Learn text‑based vs scanned PDFs, OCR, and how to troubleshoot.

2026-01-28 · 12 min

Updated 2026-02-12

What Is EPUB? Why It Matters (and When It Doesn’t)

EPUB is the open ebook standard built on web technologies. Learn what’s inside an EPUB, how it differs from PDF, and when to use it.

2026-01-28 · 14 min

Updated 2026-02-12

Why Your EPUB Looks Weird: 15 Formatting Fixes

Fix common EPUB formatting issues: line breaks, missing TOC, weird spacing, image problems, and inconsistent styles.