Multi-chapter Novel (EPUB 3)
A six-chapter original short novel as EPUB 3, with a cover and navigation — longer, real narrative prose for testing paginators, readers, reflow, and EPUB conversion at a realistic length. Original content, free to use.
- mimetype
- container.xml
- content.opf
- nav.xhtml
- toc.ncx
- style.css
- cover.xhtml
- cover.png
- chapter1.xhtml
- chapter2.xhtml
- chapter3.xhtml
- chapter4.xhtml
- chapter5.xhtml
- chapter6.xhtml
Specifications
- Format
- EPUB 3.0
- Chapters
- 6
- Words Approx
- 700
- Has Cover
- true
- Has Nav
- true
What is a .epub file?
EPUB is the open e-book standard, a ZIP archive containing XHTML content documents, CSS, images, and a package manifest describing reading order and metadata. It supports reflowable text that adapts to screen size and is supported by most e-readers except Kindle natively. It is the dominant format for distributable e-books.
How to use this file
Use an example EPUB to test e-book parsing, ZIP-package and manifest handling, reading-order and metadata extraction, and rendering in e-reader applications.
Code examples
ebook-convert the-lighthouse-key.epub out.pdf # Calibre
unzip -l the-lighthouse-key.epub # EPUB is a ZIPRelated files
- azw3AZW3 — Kindle KF8 E-bookThe valid EPUB converted to AZW3 (Kindle KF8) with Calibre — the modern Kindle format. For testing AZW3 readers and EPUB→AZW3 conversion.
- cbzCBZ — Comic Book ArchiveA CBZ comic archive — a ZIP of sequentially named JPEG pages, the standard container for digital comics. Built from generated pages; for testing comic readers and CBZ→PDF conversion.
- epubEPUB — Intentionally Invalid (bad OCF mimetype)An intentionally invalid EPUB: identical to the valid twin except its OCF mimetype entry is compressed and mislabelled as application/zip — a real EPUB spec violation. For testing how readers and validators handle a malformed container. Clearly labelled; harmless content.
- epubEPUB 2.0.1 — E-book (NCX navigation)A valid EPUB 2.0.1 e-book navigated by an NCX table of contents and an OPF <guide>, with a cover — the older EPUB edition. Paired with an identical EPUB 3 twin for testing EPUB2↔EPUB3 conversion.
- epubEPUB 3 — E-book (nav document)The same book as EPUB 3 — navigated by an XHTML navigation document (with an NCX fallback for older readers). The modern twin in an EPUB2↔EPUB3 conversion set.
- epubEPUB 3 — Valid E-bookA valid EPUB 3 e-book with a cover image, an EPUB navigation document, styled chapters, and a correctly stored OCF mimetype. Original content, for testing EPUB readers and EPUB→other conversion.
Generated by generation/ebooks_extra.py. Free for any use, no attribution required — license.