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EPUBReader Changelog

What's new in EPUBReader 2.0.13

Jun 22, 2020
  • Changes:
  • eBooks can now be read aloud using the "Read Aloud" extension (version 1.32.0 and later, will be available soon).
  • When an eBook, which was opened from a website, is saved, a "save as" dialog is now shown in all cases.

New in EPUBReader 2.0.9 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • New version for "recommended" program.

New in EPUBReader 2.0.8 (Apr 25, 2019)

  • In some cases eBooks opened from websites couldn't be saved.

New in EPUBReader 2.0.7 (Jan 27, 2019)

  • In some cases wrong coded ebooks weren't displayed correctly (Russian and Ukrainian Firefox).

New in EPUBReader 2.0.6 (Jan 20, 2019)

  • Bugfixes:
  • In some cases ebooks which were opened from websites couldn't be saved.
  • In some cases ebooks couldn't be opened from websites (Firefox).
  • Changes:
  • Limits for margins and font size in preferences are now increased.
  • Width of click area for paging is now decreased to avoid unintentional paging.

New in EPUBReader 2.0.5 (Mar 26, 2018)

  • In some cases blank pages instead of the text were displayed.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.7 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Minor compatibility changes.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.6.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Now it's possible to delete several eBooks at once from the private library.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.5.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • OPDS feeds which did not longer work were removed.
  • Error logging has been improved.
  • Bugfixes:
  • An excerpt opened in an OPDS feed could not be closed.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.4.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • In some cases an error occurred when an ebook was downloaded from a website or was opened from the local disk.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.2.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • In some cases an error occurred when an ebook was downloaded from a website or was opened from the local disk.

New in EPUBReader 1.5.0.1.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • EPUBReader supports now multiprocess Firefox.

New in EPUBReader 1.4.2.6 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Some eBooks failed to open with the error "file access denied".

New in EPUBReader 1.4.2.5 (Sep 9, 2014)

  • Starting in Firefox 29 the EPUBReader toolbar button could not be removed permanently.

New in EPUBReader 1.4.2.4 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • In Firefox 28 reading didn't work correctly when Javascript was disabled in EPUBReader.

New in EPUBReader 1.4.2.1 (Apr 25, 2012)

  • Changes:
  • When reading style "Book" is used, the reading progress is now shown for the complete eBook and not for the chapter.
  • OPDS feed of Gutenberg.org has been added.
  • It's now possible to use tagging in the private library.
  • Line height can now be configured.
  • It's now possible to disable paging by click. This is helpful, if you want to mark and copy text.
  • Bugfixes:
  • When special characters in Windows profile name were used, an error occurred opening bookmarked eBooks.
  • Saving preferences failed on Linux systems without Arial font.
  • When font size was changed via the font buttons and tabs were switched, the font size was reset to the original size.

New in EPUBReader 1.4.0.1 (Oct 28, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • Now it's possible to read ePub-files similar like real books: jump from page to page without scrolling and switch automatically to the next chapter. This is available in Firefox 3.6 or later.
  • Bugfixes:
  • In some ePub-files it was not possible to switch to the next chapter.
  • In some cases it was not possible to save the changed preferences.

New in EPUBReader 1.3.0.3 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Bugfixes:
  • In some cases Firefox 4 crashed, when an eBook with EPUBReader was loaded and Tabs were switche

New in EPUBReader 1.3.0.2 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • ePubs with wrong or missing character encoding specification are now displayed correctly.
  • Some adjustments for Firefox 4.0 have been made.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Sometimes ePubs couldn't be opened because of the error "Access denied".

New in EPUBReader 1.3.0.1 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • Now it's possible to read the book content in several columns, so it's easier to read if the lines are long. This can be configured in the preferences.
  • A button for opening the ePub-catalog can now be added to the Firefox toolbar.
  • Plugins (e.g. for display of SVG images) can now be enabled in the preferences.
  • Firefox 4.0 is now supported.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Sometimes the book content wasn't displayed with the configured font size.
  • Font size changed via the zoom-buttons was reset when the Firefox tab was changed.
  • On some websites the filename of ePub-files was not displayed in the Firefox "Save as" dialog.
  • In some cases "ePub-file corrupted" was displayed instead of the loaded page (e.g. login).

New in EPUBReader 1.2.9.1 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • The keyboard can now be used to navigate through the books.
  • The toolbar can now be hidden.
  • Now it's possible to display book metadata.
  • EPUBReader is now available in two additional languages: Turkish and Catalan.
  • Fault tolerance has been further improved. Now there are even less ePub-files which can't be read.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.8.2 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • EPUBReader is now available in two additional languages: Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese.
  • Bugfixes:
  • On some websites automatic download didn't work.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.8.1 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • EPUBReader is now available in five additional languages: Finnish, Swedish, Esperanto, Hungarian and Danish.
  • Now it's possible to export ePub-files from the private library or import them into the private library. Click on the circle at the top of the private library.
  • Now it's possible to keep your private library in sync with the content of a defined directory. Combined with a sync tool like Dropbox, you can easily read your ePub-files on different computers. Click on the circle at the top of the private library.
  • The content of the private library can now be sorted by clicking on the headers.
  • In the private library is now the date displayed at which the ePub-file was added.
  • The font of the table of contents can now be changed.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Font-face, font-color and background-color which are defined in an ePub-file are now displayed correctly.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.7.1 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • EPUBReader is now available in six additional languages: Dutch, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
  • The font of the ePub-content can now be changed in the preferences.
  • DRM protected ePub-files are now detected. Instead of a general error message a dedicated message is shown.
  • In many cases (e.g. server requires authentication) are now dedicated messages shown instead of a general error message.
  • OPDS-feed of Beam-eBooks.de has been added.
  • OPDS-feed with links to DRM free ePub-websites has been added.
  • Firefox Mobile-support has been added.
  • Seamonkey-support has been added.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.6.1 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • Support for OPDS catalogs has been added. As first Feedbooks.com and Archive.org (1.5 million ebooks) catalogs are available.
  • EPUBReader is now available in six additional languages: Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Lithuanian and Chinese.
  • When ePub-files are saved via the EPUBReader "Save"-buttons, they get now more meaningful names (title, author). Works with all epub-files which are loaded with version 1.2.6.
  • The font-size of the ePub-content can now be changed on the "Content" tab of the preferences dialog.
  • The ePub-Library (which is now called "ePub-Catalog") opens now in a new tab.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.5 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • Changes:
  • Now it's possible to set a bookmark in an ePub-file. An ePub-file opens automatically at the position of the bookmark.
  • Downloaded ePub-files open now in a new tab or in the already opened EPUBReader-tab.
  • Every unique ePub is now added only once to the ePub-Library. This works for every ePub which has been added with version 1.2.5.
  • EPUBReader adds now a standard margin to the ePub-content.
  • Margins, background- and font-color of the ePub-content can now be changed via the preferences window. When changing the background-color, please reload your ePub-files. Otherwise the color of the TOC will be changed too.
  • Fault tolerance has been further improved. Now there are even less ePub-files which can't be read.
  • EPUBReader is now multilingual. As first German translation has been added.
  • Bugfixes:
  • When more than one ePub-file was deleted from ePub-Library directly one after another, an error occured.

New in EPUBReader 1.2.3 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • ePub-files opened with EPUBReader, can now be saved to a location of choice. Just click on the disk button at the bottom or on the library-page.
  • Focus is now set to the ePub content page, so you can now start immediately paging through the epub page using spacebar or page up/down keys.
  • ePub-files where "title" is missing can now be opened.