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HotCakeX
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Mar 02, 2020

Use Calibre E-book manager (free) to read your EPUB files

Saw some people wanted to read EPUB files but it is discontinued in Edge classic, and it was a good decision since Edge is a browser, not a E-book reader. it also lacks so many essential features for...
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Mar 02, 2020

FedeDiLo 

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It means 80 insiders want the feature. We explained why we want that, and we don't ask anything special. It would be like opening pdfs, same ui, same features. We just want the capability to read the epub format. I don't think supporting a format like epub would be so time saving.
It may not be a priority feature, but it's definitely something many wants and they should consider adding it.

it definitely doesn't mean 80 insiders.

like I said, anyone can create fake accounts and like a post as many times as they want. it's Internet, you don't sign up with your social security number or a copy of your birth certificate.

 

you name 5 features that Edge classic has that is better for E-book reading, I can name 100 features that Calibre has which is good for E-book reading. because it is built for that matter.

 

E-book reader = E-book reader

Browser = Browser

E-book reader !=browser

 

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FedeDiLo
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Mar 02, 2020
Why anyone would create fake accounts to add likes in this tech community?? I do not even have a pdf reader. So according to your idea a browser shouldn't even be ready to open pdfs? Ffs
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    Mar 02, 2020

    FedeDiLo 

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    FedeDiLo wrote:
    Why anyone would create fake accounts to add likes in this tech community?? I do not even have a pdf reader. So according to your idea a browser shouldn't even be ready to open pdfs? Ffs

    I don't know, I'm just saying it's possible so it can happen. maybe they think number of likes mean something.

    almost all browsers open PDFs now because that's the standard portable document format for businesses.

    you never get to sign a form, contract, agreement etc that is in Epub format, because it is only for E-books.

    E-books have their own readers, hardware and software, with their specific set of features.

    PDFs on the other hand are used in lots of fields, including E-books.

     

     

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      FedeDiLo
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      Mar 02, 2020
      Edge had some unique features that made people use it. This was an important one because the reader features of Edge are better than any other program
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        Mar 02, 2020

        FedeDiLo 

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        FedeDiLo wrote:
        Edge had some unique features that made people use it. This was an important one because the reader features of Edge are better than any other program

        The same features are available in other programs.

        I don't know why you want to develop something that is already developed, better, by others!

        what Edge legacy had in terms of Epub wasn't anything unique, wasn't a golden sheep, that only Microsoft possessed. there are lots of other companies specialized in E-book market and they do better job at it.

        Calibre is one of them,

        another is Adobe Digital Editions

        https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

         

        list of features:

        https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html

         

        it's free, cross platform.

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