HobbyPub Books

Turn PDFs into eBooks

Free, fast, and private. Read your PDFs on any e-reader. Everything happens in your browser — your files never leave.

Basic text extraction. Best for novels and articles. Complex layouts, columns, tables, and images may not transfer. Scanned (image-based) PDFs won’t work — there’s no OCR.

Drag & drop your PDF here

or

One PDF at a time · stays on your device

Reader-friendly

Works on Kindle, Apple Books, and any EPUB app.

Private by design

Your files stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Free forever

No signup, no limits, no catch.

How it works

  1. Upload your PDF

    Drag in a text-based PDF — a novel, article, or report.

  2. We extract the text

    Your browser reads the words and organizes them into chapters.

  3. Download your EPUB

    Save a clean, valid EPUB and send it to your e-reader.

Frequently asked questions

What’s an EPUB?

EPUB is the standard eBook format. Unlike a PDF (which is a fixed page image), an EPUB reflows its text to fit any screen — so the font size and layout adapt to your phone, tablet, or e-reader. It’s supported by almost every reading app.

Will my book look exactly like the PDF?

No — and that’s by design. We extract the text and rebuild it as a reflowable eBook. Fonts, exact spacing, page breaks, columns, tables, and images won’t carry over. For a plain novel or article the result is clean and readable; for a heavily designed PDF it may not be perfect.

Can I convert image-based or scanned PDFs?

No. If your PDF is a scan (pictures of pages rather than real text), there’s no selectable text for us to extract, and this tool has no OCR. If you can’t select and copy text from the PDF in a normal PDF viewer, it won’t convert here.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

Never. All processing happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your PDF is never sent to a server, and we have no analytics or tracking. When you close the tab, nothing remains.

What e-readers support EPUB?

Apple Books, Google Play Books, Kobo, Calibre, Moon+ Reader, Adobe Digital Editions, and most others read EPUB natively. Amazon Kindle now accepts EPUB too — see the next question.

How do I send the EPUB to my Kindle?

Use Amazon’s free Send to Kindle tool: email the EPUB to your personal @kindle.com address, drag it into the Send to Kindle desktop app, or use the Send to Kindle page in your browser. Amazon converts it automatically and delivers it to your library.

About

HobbyPub Books is a small, free tool for readers, built by HobbyLand. We believe converting a PDF to an eBook shouldn’t require an account, a subscription, or handing your files to a stranger’s server. So we built a converter that runs entirely in your browser — honest about what it can and can’t do, and respectful of your privacy.

Questions or feedback? Email [email protected].