why does Windows 10 still stumble on opening common "book" formats?

[King of the 109ers]

Shouldn't it just detect the type of file and find the right ap to open it?

Is there any good Does It All app that does that?

One download with the detector app and all the various format openers.

[deebix]

Windows is not apple. Furthermore, there are a dozen book formats, some popular, but still a dozen. Use Calibre.

[King of the 109ers]

Windows is not apple. Furthermore, there are a dozen book formats, some popular, but still a dozen. Use Calibre.

Thanks, I'll try Calibre.

Dozen or more still a very small number it seems. They got lots of stuff in lots of languages almost no one reads, and that must take some real time translating.

Does the Apple OS seemlessly handle all the diff book formats?

Makes me wonder what the Windows Team does all day if they don't cover basic stuff like this.

[SMR510]

Thanks, I'll try Calibre.

Dozen or more still a very small number it seems. They got lots of stuff in lots of languages almost no one reads, and that must take some real time translating.

Does the Apple OS seemlessly handle all the diff book formats?

Makes me wonder what the Windows Team does all day if they don't cover basic stuff like this.

They allow 3rd party apps in order for you to actually use your computer for more than reading or surfing the internet. Apple on the other hand doesn't allow much outside of that.

[Merc1138]

Thanks, I'll try Calibre.

Dozen or more still a very small number it seems. They got lots of stuff in lots of languages almost no one reads, and that must take some real time translating.

Does the Apple OS seemlessly handle all the diff book formats?

Makes me wonder what the Windows Team does all day if they don't cover basic stuff like this.

Probably spends time on the million other things people do with the OS. Don't forget the history MS has of getting sued for including too much for free(an internet browser even when people just used it to get a different browser, or a media player that most people really into media never used and got a third party app instead). It would likely be very easy for MS to support every e-book format out there, and then be on the receiving end of an idiotic anti-trust suit from the EU claiming that MS is stifling the competition, forcing them to publish yet another version of their OS with a feature missing.

[Abu Riyah]

+1 for Calibre. I use it on Mac and Windows and it works great for practically any Ebola format. You can even host your library on a cloud share and access it from any of your computers running Calibre or mobile devices using any of several Calibre-friendly 3rd-party apps.