EPUB vs FB2
Ein detaillierter Vergleich von EPUB eBook und FictionBook — Dateigröße, Qualität, Kompatibilität und welches je nach Workflow zu wählen ist.
EPUB eBook
eBooksEPUB is the open standard for reflowable digital books. It adapts text to any screen size and is supported by most e-readers except Kindle. EPUB 3 adds support for multimedia and interactivity.
Über EPUB-DateienFictionBook
eBooksFictionBook (FB2) is an XML-based eBook format popular in Russia and Eastern Europe. It provides structured semantic markup for fiction and non-fiction books.
Über FB2-DateienVorteilsvergleich
EPUB Vorteile
- Open standard — no vendor lock-in, no DRM required.
- Reflowable text — adapts to any screen size, font size, or orientation.
- Rich typography via CSS, embedded fonts, and SVG.
- Accessibility-first: native support for screen readers, adjustable text, and alt-text.
- Universal across every non-Kindle ebook reader and library app.
FB2 Vorteile
- Pure XML — trivial to parse, search, and transform.
- Single-file ebooks with inline images.
- Excellent on low-powered e-readers.
- De-facto standard in Russian-language ebook ecosystem.
- Simple structure makes conversion to any other format straightforward.
Einschränkungen
EPUB Einschränkungen
- Kindle does not support EPUB natively (Amazon wants you to convert to AZW3).
- Fixed-layout EPUBs (for children's books, comics) are awkward to author.
- Rendering quality varies between apps — some CSS works everywhere, some does not.
- Adobe DRM (ADEPT) or Apple FairPlay are optional layers that complicate portability.
FB2 Einschränkungen
- No styling, no custom fonts, no fixed layouts.
- Minimal Western-language tooling.
- Kindle and Apple Books do not support FB2 natively.
- Non-fiction with complex typography (textbooks, cookbooks) is a poor fit.
Technische Spezifikationen
| Spezifikation | EPUB | FB2 |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | application/epub+zip | application/x-fictionbook+xml |
| Extension | .epub | — |
| Container | ZIP archive | Single XML file (optionally zipped) |
| Markup | XHTML 1.1 (EPUB 2); HTML5 (EPUB 3) | — |
| Standards | IDPF/W3C EPUB 2.0.1, 3.0, 3.2, 3.3 | — |
| Extensions | — | .fb2, .fb2.zip |
| Standard | — | FictionBook community spec (maintained on GitHub) |
| Encoding | — | UTF-8 (required) |
Typische Dateigrößen
EPUB
- Novel (300 pages, text only) 200-800 KB
- Illustrated reference book 5-30 MB
- Fixed-layout children's book 30-100 MB
FB2
- Novel (text only) 200-800 KB
- Novel with cover image 300 KB - 1.5 MB
- Illustrated children's book 5-30 MB
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
EPUB (Electronic Publication) is the open standard eBook format maintained by the W3C. It supports reflowable text that adapts to screen size, embedded fonts, images, and interactive content, making it the most widely supported eBook format globally.
EPUB (Electronic Publication) is the abrir padrão eBook formato maintained pelo W3C. It suporta reflowable text that adapts to screen size, embedded fonts, images, e interactive content, making it the most widely suportado eBook formato globally.
EPUB files open in Apple Books, Google Play Books, Calibre (free), Kobo eReaders, and Adobe Digital Editions. Note that Amazon Kindle does not natively support EPUB, so conversion to MOBI or AZW3 is needed.
EPUB arquivos abrir in Apple Books, Google reproduzir Books, Calibre (free), Kobo eReaders, e Adobe Digital Editions. Note that Amazon Kindle does not natively support EPUB, so conversion to MOBI ou AZW3 is needed.
Use EPUB for reading on phones and eReaders since it reflows text to fit any screen. Use PDF for documents with fixed layouts like textbooks with precise formatting, scanned pages, or documents intended for printing.
Use EPUB para reading on phones e eReaders since it reflows text to fit any screen. usar PDF para documents com fixed layouts like textbooks com precise formatoting, scanned pages, ou documents intended para printing.