Want a solid EPUB viewer for Windows? There are quite a few options out there. Of course, most of the great Windows applications out there aren’t available for download on Windows 10’s built-in Store. Microsoft recommends downloading an EPUB app from the Microsoft Store. After installing the new Edge, you won’t be able to open EPUB files on Windows 10 until you install an application that supports them. Now that Microsoft has given up on selling eBooks, the company clearly sees no point in implementing support for EPUB files in the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. So few people purchased eBooks from Microsoft that the company was happy refunding everyone and removing eBooks entirely back in July 2019. If that sounds strange to you, well-it was. Why did Edge support eBooks when Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Internet Explorer didn’t?ĮPUB support was clearly a strategic decision for Microsoft: Microsoft sold eBooks in the Microsoft Store application, and those eBooks were available for reading in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. It was always a little strange that Microsoft Edge supported eBooks in EPUB format. What Happened to EPUB Books in Microsoft Edge? You’ll need a third-party EPUB reader application to view EPUB files on Windows 10, and we have some good free options to choose from. Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser drops support for EPUB eBook files. Alternatively, use a browser extension in Google Chrome or Firefox to read EPUBs in your browser. Download and install a dedicated EPUB reader, like Calibre or Sumatra PDF, to read EPUBs on Windows 10.

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