5 MB EPUB sample file
An EPUB file of exactly 5,242,880 bytes. It is a valid EPUB e-book file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser.
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sample-epub-5mb.epub
5 MB5,242,880 bytes
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- Type
- application/epub+zip
- SHA-256
6dc9c8773e1ba6d5c69675f8a435f449b36bf7a62393397e1bdde1f6aa7c323a- Direct URL
https://sampletestfiles.com/downloads/epub/sample-epub-5mb.epub
What is in this file
A reflowable EPUB 3 book with 12 XHTML chapters, a stylesheet, a navigation document and one test-card PNG that is stored uncompressed and sized so that the book is exactly 5,242,880 bytes.
| EPUB version | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Chapters | 12 |
| Embedded image | PNG, 1,512 × 1,152 px |
| Navigation | EPUB 3 nav document |
| DRM | None |
| Container | ZIP (OCF) |
First bytes of the file
The first 64 bytes of sample-epub-5mb.epub as a hex dump: offset, bytes, then the same bytes as text. The EPUB signature is 50 4B 03 04.
00000000 50 4b 03 04 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 21 5c 6f 61 |PK..........!\oa|
00000010 ab 2c 14 00 00 00 14 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 6d 69 |.,............mi|
00000020 6d 65 74 79 70 65 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f |metypeapplicatio|
00000030 6e 2f 65 70 75 62 2b 7a 69 70 50 4b 03 04 14 00 |n/epub+zipPK....|Preview
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Where 5 MB matters
A 5,242,880-byte file: the size of a phone photo and the minimum part size for S3 multipart uploads. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:
| System | Limit | Note |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | 2 MB per uploaded file by default (upload_max_filesize) | A 5 MB upload fails on an untuned PHP installation. |
| Vercel Functions | 4.5 MB request body | Larger uploads must go directly to object storage. |
| Amazon S3 multipart upload | 5 MiB minimum part size | This file is exactly one minimum part. |
| AWS Lambda | 6 MB synchronous invocation payload | 5 MB of binary data exceeds it once base64-encoded. |
| Browser localStorage | About 5 MB per origin | Storing this file as text fills the quota. |
| Django | 2.5 MB in memory by default | Larger uploads are streamed to a temporary file instead of held in memory. |
Use this file for
- Simulating photo uploads from phones
- Testing conversion to other formats
- Testing e-book upload and ingestion
Testing notes for EPUB
- Re-zipping an EPUB with a generic tool usually compresses or reorders the mimetype entry, which makes strict readers reject the book.
- EPUB content is HTML, so a reading system that renders it in a web view needs the same script protections as a browser.
Technical details
| File name | sample-epub-5mb.epub |
|---|---|
| Format | EPUB (EPUB e-book) |
| Extension | .epub |
| MIME type | application/epub+zip |
| Size | 5,242,880 bytes (5 MB) |
| Kind | Binary |
| Signature | 50 4B 03 04 |
| SHA-256 | 6dc9c8773e1ba6d5c69675f8a435f449b36bf7a62393397e1bdde1f6aa7c323a |
| Created | 2026-10-10 |
| Validation | Exact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated |
| Preview | Not available for this format; details only |
| Source | Generated for this site; not copied from elsewhere |
| Licence | Free to use, modify and redistribute (terms) |
| Category | Ebooks |
Validated for expected format and integrity. As with any download, scan the file with your own security tools before opening it. How files are made and checked
Download from the command line and verify
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sha256sum sample-epub-5mb.epub # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-epub-5mb.epub # macOSOn Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-epub-5mb.epub -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.
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Questions about this file
- Is this file exactly 5 MB?
- Yes. It is 5,242,880 bytes, which is 5 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
- What is inside the 5 MB EPUB file?
- A reflowable EPUB 3 book with 12 XHTML chapters, a stylesheet, a navigation document and one test-card PNG that is stored uncompressed and sized so that the book is exactly 5,242,880 bytes.
- Do the sample e-books have DRM?
- No. They are unencrypted EPUB 3 files with a navigation document, a stylesheet and one image.