Title: ebook format
Last modified: July 18, 2026

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# ebook format

 *  Resolved [mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)
 * (@mindiapolis)
 * [4 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ebook-format/)
 * Hi, this will be my first time using Woocommerce so please bare with me. I will
   be selling an ebook on my site. I understand PDFs are one format. Are other formats
   needed?

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 *  Thread Starter [mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)
 * (@mindiapolis)
 * [3 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ebook-format/#post-18969078)
 * Here’s a follow-up question. I just tried to upload a epub file as the downloadable
   file and I tried to upload the same file in the media library, but it says “the
   file cannot be processed by the web server”. What am I doing wrong
 *  Plugin Support [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * (@shahzeenfarooq)
 * [2 days, 10 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ebook-format/#post-18969610)
 * Hi [@mindiapolis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mindiapolis/)!
 * Welcome to WooCommerce! No worries at all, We’re happy to help.
 * WordPress does not allow **EPUB** files to be uploaded to the Media Library by
   default, so the behavior you’re seeing is expected.
 * If you’d like to upload EPUB files to the Media Library, you’ll need to either:
    - Add custom code to allow the **EPUB** MIME type, or
    - Use a plugin such as **[File Upload Types](https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-upload-types/)**
      to enable EPUB uploads.
 * Once EPUB uploads are allowed, you should be able to upload the file and use 
   it as the downloadable file for your WooCommerce product.
 * Please let us know if you have any questions or if you run into any issues after
   enabling EPUB uploads.

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 * Last reply from: [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * Last activity: [2 days, 10 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ebook-format/#post-18969610)
 * Status: resolved