Short answer: most books cost nothing. A PDF that already has selectable text, and every Word, RTF, TXT, ODT or HTML file, converts free with no account and no page limit. You only pay when a book needs work that takes real processing time: reading scanned pages with OCR, rebuilding formulas and tables with Pro recognition, or translating. The exact total is shown before a conversion starts.
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Convert2EPUB Pricing: Free for Text, Credits for Scans and Pro
Pricing
Free for text. Credits for heavier work and translation.
Convert ordinary text PDFs free. Start with 30 credits for scans and Pro recognition.
No account needed
$0-per book
- No account or sign-in required
- Processing priority: Low
- No page limit
Credit pack
$13.50once
$0.0135 per credit
- 1 credit per Standard page
- 2 credits per Pro page
- Credits do not expire
Monthly plan
$8.50a month
$0.0085 per credit
- Fresh credits each month
- Unused credits expire at month end
- Cancel any time
Desktop app
$13.49Paid once
Standard conversion on your computer
- Offline conversions
- Unlimited local use
- Pro and translation are on the website only
What's free
- Ordinary text PDFs in Standard mode, with chapters and a table of contents, no page limit
- DOCX, RTF, TXT, ODT, HTML and Markdown files
- Fixed layout, which keeps every PDF page as an image
- EPUB to PDF and EPUB to Kindle (AZW3 or MOBI)
- Without an account, the first 10 scanned pages in every book, whether they need OCR or text-layer recovery
- The Chrome extension, which saves web pages as an EPUB in your browser
No account is needed for any of these.
What uses credits
| Work | Credits | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| Recovering a scan's existing text layer | 1 per 10 pages | A scanned PDF that someone already ran OCR on |
| OCR of a scanned page | 1 per page | Scanned pages with no text at all |
| Pro recognition | 2 per page, every page | Textbooks and papers with formulas, tables and code (when to use Pro) |
| Translation | 1 per 500 words | Turning a book into another language (how it works) |
New accounts start with 30 free credits, enough to recover the text layer of a 300-page scan or OCR 30 pages.
Credit packs and the monthly plan
Pick any amount from 250 to 2,500 credits, in steps of 50. The more you take, the less each credit costs. Pack credits never expire. Monthly credits cost less but expire at the end of each month, and the plan can be cancelled any time.
| Credits | Credit pack | Per credit | Monthly plan | Per credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | $3.75 | $0.015 | $2.50 a month | $0.01 |
| 500 | $7.25 | $0.0145 | $4.75 a month | $0.0095 |
| 1,000 | $13.50 | $0.0135 | $8.50 a month | $0.0085 |
| 1,500 | $18.75 | $0.0125 | $11.25 a month | $0.0075 |
| 2,000 | $23.00 | $0.0115 | $13.00 a month | $0.0065 |
| 2,500 | $26.25 | $0.0105 | $13.75 a month | $0.0055 |
Scanned PDFs without an account
You don't need an account to convert a scan. The first 10 pages that need OCR or text-layer recovery are free in every book. Past that, you pay once for that book:
- OCR: $0.015 per page
- Recovering an existing text layer: $1.39 per book, however long
- Every paid book costs at least $1.39
Pro recognition and translation always need an account, because they're charged in credits.
What real books cost
Worked out with the same prices checkout charges:
| Book | Without an account | With an account |
|---|---|---|
| 300-page novel, ordinary text PDF | Free | Free |
| Text PDF with 15 scanned pages, OCR on | $1.39 | 15 credits (covered by the free 30) |
| 300-page scan that was already OCR'd | $1.39 | 30 credits (covered by the free 30) |
| 300-page scan with no text, OCR on | $4.35 | 300 credits |
| 400-page textbook with Pro recognition | Needs an account | 800 credits ($11.12 as a pack) |
| 80,000-word novel, translated | Needs an account | 160 credits |
Not sure whether your PDF is a scan? Upload it. The converter checks every page and tells you what it found, and the price, before anything is charged. The scanned PDF guide explains what OCR can and can't fix.
Desktop app
The desktop app is $13.49 once, with no subscription. It runs Standard conversion offline on your own computer, so files never leave it. Pro recognition and translation are on the website only.
How you're charged
- Every conversion is quoted after the upload and before it starts. Nothing is charged until you start it.
- Credits reserved for a conversion that fails are returned.
- If a page the quote expected to read comes back unreadable, it's charged as a free picture page, so the final bill is never more than the quote.
- Uploaded files and finished books are deleted automatically. The privacy policy has the details.
Frequently asked
Is Convert2EPUB free?
Yes, for most books. Ordinary text PDFs and every DOCX, RTF, TXT, ODT and HTML file convert free with no account and no page limit. Fixed layout and EPUB to PDF, AZW3 or MOBI are free too. Credits are only used for work that costs real processing time: OCR of scanned pages, Pro recognition and translation.
Do credits expire?
Credits from a credit pack never expire. Credits from the monthly plan last until the end of that billing month and are spent before pack credits.
What happens to my credits if a conversion fails?
Credits reserved for a conversion that fails are returned. If a page the quote expected to read comes back unreadable, it is charged as a free picture page instead, so the final bill can only be lower than the quote.
Can I convert a scanned PDF without an account?
Yes. The first 10 pages that need OCR or text-layer recovery are free in every book. Past that, OCR is $0.015 per page, recovering an existing text layer is a flat $1.39 per book, and every paid book costs at least $1.39. Pro recognition and translation need an account.
Is there a subscription?
Only if you want one. Credit packs are one-time purchases. The monthly plan is optional, costs less per credit, and can be cancelled any time. The desktop app is a one-time $13.49 purchase.
Comparing tools? See how Convert2EPUB stacks up as a Calibre alternative for PDFs, or against other online converters. Agents and scripts can read every price as plain text at /pricing.md.
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