We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .pub to .doc file format conversion.
The most obvious choice for pub to doc conversion would be to use Microsoft Publisher, as the program supports saving to Microsoft Word document format (.doc, .docx).
Alternatively, .pub files can be also opened and exported as .doc files in the OpenOffice.org free office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux and its derivates with installed PubOOo extension.
PUB
Files with pub extension are in most cases documents created in Microsoft Publisher, a desktop publishing application from Microsoft Office suite. PUB documents are much more complex than common Word files and give more emphasis to design and page layout, rather than actual text.
DOC
doc file extension is commonly used for text documents created in Microsoft Word word processor prior version 2003. Word's DOC documents can be opened in almost every (if not every) other word processor, such as OpenOffice.org Writer or iWork Pages.