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When should I keep a fixed-layout PDF instead of converting to EPUB?

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Keep the fixed-layout PDF when the page design is part of the meaning: comics, picture books, sheet music, forms, maps and heavily designed layouts. Convert to a reflowable EPUB when the document is mostly running text you want to read comfortably on a small screen.

Keep the PDF for

  • Comics, manga and picture books, where text and image share the page.
  • Sheet music, forms, maps and technical drawings.
  • Documents you need to cite by page number, such as legal or academic references.

Convert to EPUB for

  • Novels, essays, reports and papers that are mostly paragraphs.
  • Reading on a phone or an e-reader with your own font size.
  • Long documents where you want a working table of contents and linked notes.

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When should I keep a fixed-layout PDF instead of converting to EPUB?

Keep the fixed-layout PDF when the page design is part of the meaning: comics, picture books, sheet music, forms, maps and heavily designed layouts. Convert to a reflowable EPUB when the document is mostly running text you want to read comfortably on a small screen.