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This project is created to convert open source materials to kindle supported format
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This project is created to convert open source materials to kindle supported format
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ericzhang-cn/kindle-open-books
- Owner: ericzhang-cn
- Created: 2013-07-10T10:19:36.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-01-27T19:30:29.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-06T04:38:47.581Z (8 days ago)
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 104 KB
- Stars: 806
- Watchers: 90
- Forks: 179
- Open Issues: 8
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
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README
This project is created to convert open source materials to kindle supported format (`.mobi`)
The conversion is limited to open source licensed books. This project does not include any generated `.mobi` files and only includes the `.recipe` file for Calibre.
# About calibre recipes
[Calibre](http://calibre-ebook.com/) is a free electronic book management tool. It allows the generation of e-book through scraping RSS or HTML contents. It can be done through a Calibre recipe (in Python). For more details of Calibre recipe kindly refer to [Calibre Manual](http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/news.html)
List of Recipes in `calibre-recipes` Folder
## English
+ AOSABook.recipe - [The Architecture of Open Source Applications](http://www.aosabook.org/en/index.html)
+ Android_Studio_Development_Essentials.recipe - [Android Studio Development Essentials](http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Android_Studio_Development_Essentials)
+ Computer_Science_from_the_Bottom_Up.recipe - [Computer Science from the Bottom Up](http://www.bottomupcs.com/index.html)
+ CS183_Peter_Thiel.recipe - [Notes Essays—Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup](http://blakemasters.com/peter-thiels-cs183-startup)
+ Designing_Evolvable_Web_APIs_with_ASP_NET.recipe - [Designing Evolvable Web APIs with ASP.NET](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001708)
+ Dive_Into_Python_3.recipe - [Dive Into Python 3](http://www.diveintopython3.net/)
+ Explore_Flask.recipe - [Explore Flask](http://exploreflask.com/)
+ Forecasting_Principles_and_Practice.recipe - [Forecasting Principles and Practice](http://otexts.com/fpp/)
+ Game_Programming_Patterns.recipe - [Game Programming Patterns] (http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com)
+ Git_Pocket_Guide.recipe - [Git Pocket Guide](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000561)
+ High_Performance_Browser_Networking.recipe - [High Performance Browser Networking](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/index.html)
+ House_Transcripts.recipe - [House Transcripts](http://clinic-duty.livejournal.com/12225.html)
+ Interactive_Data_Visualization_for_the_Web.recipe - [Interactive Data Visualization for the Web](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000345)
+ Introduction_to_Linux.recipe - [Introduction to Linux](http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/)
+ Learn_Python_the_Hard_Way.recipe - [Learn Python The Hard Way, 3rd Edition](http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/)
+ Learn_Vimscript_the_Hard_Way.recipe - [Learn Vimscript the Hard Way](http://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/)
+ Mastering_Perl.recipe - [Mastering Perl](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001527)
+ Nature_of_Code_the.recipe - [The Nature of Code](http://natureofcode.com/book/)
+ Programming_JavaScript_Applications.recipe - [Programming JavaScript Applications](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000000262)
+ Python_Cookbook.recipe - [Python Cookbook](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000393)
+ SICP.recipe - [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html)
+ Test_Driven_Web_Development_with_Python - [Test-Driven Web Development with Python](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000000754)
+ Interactive_Data_Visualization_for_the_Web - [Interactive Data Visualization for the Web](http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000345)
+ Free_as_in_Freedom - [Free as in Freedom](http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom)
+ The_Definitive_Guide_to_Yii_2.0.recipe - [The Definitive Guide to Yii 2.0](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-index.html)
+ Tutorials_about_Development_for_Android.recipe - [Tutorials about Development for Android](http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/android.html)
## Simplified Chinese
+ A_Mathematical_Theory_of_Communication.recipe - [通信的数学理论](http://www.ituring.com.cn/minibook/611)
+ Android_Training_Course_In_Chinese.recipe - [Android官方培训课程中文版](http://hukai.me/android-training-course-in-chinese/)
+ AngularJS_Tutorial_Cn.recipe - [AngularJS入门教程](http://www.ituring.com.cn/minibook/303)
+ Extending_and_Embedding_PHP_zh_CN.recipe - [PHP扩展开发及内核应用](https://github.com/walu/phpbook/blob/master/index.md)
+ Git_Community_Book.recipe - [Git Community Book 中文版](http://gitbook.liuhui998.com/)
+ Learn_Vimscript_the_Hard_Way_Zhcn.recipe - [笨方法学Vimscrpt 简体中文版](http://learnvimscriptthehardway.onefloweroneworld.com/)
+ Pro_Git_ZH.recipe - [Pro Git 简体中文版](http://iissnan.com/progit/)
# Usage
## GUI
1. Install Calibre [Download](http://calibre-ebook.com/download)
2. Go to `Fetch news`, `Load recipe from file` to add your recipe.
3. Go to `Fetch news`, `Schedule news download`, `Custom`, select the recipe added in step 1 and click `Download Now`
4. For more details, kindly refer to [Calibre Manual](http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/news.html)
## Terminal
1. Install Calibre
* Archlinux
```bash
pacman -S calibre
```
* Debian/Ubuntu
```bash
apt-get install calibre
```
* RedHat/Fedora/CentOS
```bash
yum -y install calibre
```
* Mac OSX - Requires [Command Line Tool] (http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/cli-index.html)。
2. Execute the following command in `calibre-recipes` folder
If you want to generate all books, just run `make`, e.g.
```bash
make
```
Otherwise to generate mobi for a specific book, run
```bash
make xxx.mobi
```
For example
```bash
make AOSABook.mobi
```
Internally, this will run
```bash
ebook-convert AOSABook.recipe AOSABook.mobi
```
It will generate `AOSABook.mobi` in the same folder.
# Contributing
Please read the `CONTRIBUTING` document.