Answers.Body: <p>Instead of <strong>converting</strong> with Calibre, you can directly <strong>print</strong> from the Calibre book viewer¹ and use a (virtual) printer driver that supports booklets construction on the fly. </p>
  
  <p>On Windows and OSX these are more common. If you are on Linux you can easily create by installing CUPS, <code>impose+</code>, <code>psutils</code> and <a href="http://www.singularity.be/2012/01/side-project-booklet-printing-in-ubuntu.html" rel="noreferrer">a few lines of code for the backend</a> </p>
  
  <p>¹ <sub>At least from the viewer included in Calibre version 1.17, probably earlier</sub></p>
  
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Answers.Text: printing to a virtual printer is probably the best option, I agree!
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Answers.Body: <p>This may not be the optimal approach, but it will work. You can unzip the epub and then pull out the html/xhtml files and printing those directly from your web browser.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The option which came into my mind is to convert it in PDF with Calibre and then print it. This has however the disadvantage of adding a new passage, and besides it is also necessary to set up the page size and to find an application which puts all the pages in the right position.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you are going to use Calibre to convert, and if you have windows on your PC.  I would convert to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format" rel="nofollow">RTF</a>.  You can easily open the RTF with MS Word or LibreOffice Write, make any minor changes that might be needed and print. </p>
  
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Body: <p>I know it's funny, but I would like to print some booklets I have. They are in ePub format without DRM, and my idea is to create a booklet in A6 format (they are not very long, otherwise I would not print them!) </p>
  
  <p>Which suggestions do you have?</p>
  
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ThreadText: # printing an ePub
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-24)
  
  I know it's funny, but I would like to print some booklets I have. They are in ePub format without DRM, and my idea is to create a booklet in A6 format (they are not very long, otherwise I would not print them!)
  
  Which suggestions do you have?
  
  **Tags:** epub, calibre, conversion
  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Instead of **converting** with Calibre, you can directly **print** from the Calibre book viewer¹ and use a (virtual) printer driver that supports booklets construction on the fly.
  
  On Windows and OSX these are more common. If you are on Linux you can easily create by installing CUPS, `impose+`, `psutils` and [a few lines of code for the backend](http://www.singularity.be/2012/01/side-project-booklet-printing-in-ubuntu.html)
  
  ¹ At least from the viewer included in Calibre version 1.17, probably earlier
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: printing to a virtual printer is probably the best option, I agree!  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-01-24. Score: 6
  
  This may not be the optimal approach, but it will work. You can unzip the epub and then pull out the html/xhtml files and printing those directly from your web browser.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2014-01-24. Score: 5
  
  The option which came into my mind is to convert it in PDF with Calibre and then print it. This has however the disadvantage of adding a new passage, and besides it is also necessary to set up the page size and to find an application which puts all the pages in the right position.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Wouldn't it be the task of the printer driver to arrange the pages for a booklet?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2014-01-24. Score: 4
  
  If you are going to use Calibre to convert, and if you have windows on your PC. I would convert to [RTF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format). You can easily open the RTF with MS Word or LibreOffice Write, make any minor changes that might be needed and print.
  
  
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