Python script for epub -> kepub

Akk · 08-24-2015, 12:34 PM

Hi, I'm new on MobileRead. Just got a Kobo Touch, and have been reading up (what a great community here!) on things like the difference between .epub and .kepub, and I tried just renaming files to .kepub.epub but then the Kobo didn't remember my reading position after a sleep/resume. Apparently it needs the silly <span id="kobo.n.1"> tags. And Calibre's terrific for some things but I don't want to use it to organize my whole library.

So I took the Python code from http://dsandrei.blogspot.fr/2012/07/koboish-ebooks.html and wrapped it into a Python script you can use to mass-convert books to add the kobo span tags everywhere.

I didn't do anything about cover images because it seems like with 3.16.0, my Touch is handling the cover image just it would with a regular epub. Are there cases where it won't?

The script is on github if anyone wants to try it: https://github.com/akkana/scripts/bl...obo/koboize.py

JSWolf · 08-24-2015, 01:16 PM

How is this different then the code for Calibre to do the same thing?

davidfor · 08-24-2015, 09:32 PM

Akk: You can do a conversion using calibre from the command line without using calibre to manage your books.

08-24-2015, 12:34 PM	#1
Akk Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Mexico Device: Kobo Touch	Python script for epub -> kepub Hi, I'm new on MobileRead. Just got a Kobo Touch, and have been reading up (what a great community here!) on things like the difference between .epub and .kepub, and I tried just renaming files to .kepub.epub but then the Kobo didn't remember my reading position after a sleep/resume. Apparently it needs the silly <span id="kobo.n.1"> tags. And Calibre's terrific for some things but I don't want to use it to organize my whole library. So I took the Python code from http://dsandrei.blogspot.fr/2012/07/koboish-ebooks.html and wrapped it into a Python script you can use to mass-convert books to add the kobo span tags everywhere. I didn't do anything about cover images because it seems like with 3.16.0, my Touch is handling the cover image just it would with a regular epub. Are there cases where it won't? The script is on github if anyone wants to try it: https://github.com/akkana/scripts/bl...obo/koboize.py

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08-24-2015, 01:16 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,657 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	How is this different then the code for Calibre to do the same thing?

08-24-2015, 09:32 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Akk: You can do a conversion using calibre from the command line without using calibre to manage your books.

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