Guides

Last updated 10 October 2026

Finepress is a web app that converts PDFs, including scanned PDFs, into reflowable EPUB books in the browser. These pages explain how to use it, how it compares, and what it cannot do.

Which guide do I need?

• Convert a scanned PDF to EPUB: how OCR reads a scan in your browser, which languages it reads, and how to check the result.
• Convert a PDF to EPUB without uploading it: which converters upload your file, how to check that Finepress does not, and what Finepress does send.
• Read a PDF on your Kindle: convert the PDF to a reflowable EPUB, then send it with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
• Read a PDF on a Kobo: why a PDF reads as fixed pages on a Kobo, and how to copy the EPUB over USB.
• Convert a DRM-free MOBI or AZW3 file to EPUB: which Kindle and TXT files work, and which are refused.
• Finepress and Calibre for PDF to EPUB: where each one is the better tool, and how to use them together.
• Online PDF to EPUB converters compared: which ones upload your file, how long they keep it, and which read scans.
• Formats and limits: the files Finepress opens, what it writes, and what is not supported.