I tried using
ebook-convert and it
returned expected behavior.
Code:
calibre@server:~$ ebook-convert 'parasitic.epub' out.epub --embed-font-family 'Open Sans' --filter-css 'font-family'
Conversion options changed from defaults:
embed_font_family: 'Open Sans'
filter_css: 'font-family'
1% Converting input to HTML...
InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running
on /home/calibre/parasitic.epub
Found HTML cover titlepage.xhtml
Parsing all content...
Referenced file 'e9781621579939/styles/SS_global.css' not found
Referenced file 'e9781621579939/images/9781621579939.jpg' not found
Referenced file 'e9781621579939/styles/9781621579939.css' not found
34% Running transforms on e-book...
Merging user specified metadata...
Detecting structure...
Detected chapter: CHAPTER ONE From Civil War to the Battle of Ideas
Detected chapter: CHAPTER TWO Thinking versus Feeling, Truth versus
Detected chapter: CHAPTER THREE Non-Negotiable Elements of a Free an
Detected chapter: CHAPTER FOUR Anti-Science, Anti-Reason, and Illibe
Detected chapter: CHAPTER FIVE Campus Lunacy: The Rise of the Social
Detected chapter: CHAPTER SIX Departures from Reason: Ostrich Parasi
Detected chapter: CHAPTER SEVEN How to Seek Truth: Nomological Netwo
Detected chapter: CHAPTER EIGHT Call to Action
Detected chapter: Chapter One From Civil War to the Battle of Ideas
Detected chapter: Chapter Two Thinking versus Feeling, Truth versus
Detected chapter: Chapter Three Non-Negotiable Elements of a Free an
Detected chapter: Chapter Four Anti-Science, Anti-Reason, and Illibe
Detected chapter: Chapter Five Campus Lunacy: The Rise of the Social
Detected chapter: Chapter Six Departures from Reason: Ostrich Parasi
Detected chapter: Chapter Seven How to Seek Truth: Nomological Netwo
Detected chapter: Chapter Eight Call to Action
Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes...
Embedding font: Open Sans
Source base font size is 12.00000pt
Removing fake margins...
Cleaning up manifest...
Trimming unused files from manifest...
Creating EPUB Output...
67% Running EPUB Output plugin
Splitting markup on page breaks and flow limits, if any...
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EPUB output written to /home/calibre/out.epub
Output saved to /home/calibre/out.epub