Body: <p>Is it possible to export an .ePUB document to .txt but also be able to retain the formatting of italicized and bold text? (For example, they can be in their own tags.)</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Just unzip the epub to HTML  - or is HTML not what you are after. epub is just zipped HTML files
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Comments.Text: @Mark Sure I can do that, but I'll end up with a sea of tags. The answer below does what I want almost good enough.
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Comments.Text: .txt by definition is raw unformatted text. It cannot be formatted. Therefore, the question asks the impossible. It's easier to cut and paste from HTML output inside a browser and drop it into a text editor (for unformatted text) or MS Word (if you want formatted text).
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Tags: <file-format><formatting>
Title: Export .ePUB to text but somehow retain formatting
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ThreadText: # Export .ePUB to text but somehow retain formatting
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-29)
  
  Is it possible to export an .ePUB document to .txt but also be able to retain the formatting of italicized and bold text? (For example, they can be in their own tags.)
  
  **Tags:** file-format, formatting
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Just unzip the epub to HTML  - or is HTML not what you are after. epub is just zipped HTML files  
  > **username_0**: @Mark Sure I can do that, but I'll end up with a sea of tags. The answer below does what I want almost good enough.  
  > **username_2**: .txt by definition is raw unformatted text. It cannot be formatted. Therefore, the question asks the impossible. It's easier to cut and paste from HTML output inside a browser and drop it into a text editor (for unformatted text) or MS Word (if you want formatted text).  
  
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