Convert folder of txt files into chaptered book

readerboy7 · 01-21-2016, 12:38 AM

I have a folder containing multiple .txt files, each one being one chapter of an ebook. How do I add this to calibre so that calbire understands each file is a separate chapter, and have the resulting ebook structured accordingly, with a table of contents?

BetterRed · 01-21-2016, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by readerboy7

I have a folder containing multiple .txt files, each one being one chapter of an ebook. How do I add this to calibre so that calbire understands each file is a separate chapter, and have the resulting ebook structured accordingly, with a table of contents?

@readerboy - AFAIK it can't be done by calibre in one click, while don't you concatenate the files first — with a script, a command, a batch file, whatever.

BR

eschwartz · 01-21-2016, 03:46 AM

TXT files aren't linkable.

If they were HTML, calibre would be able to import the whole set once you try adding the index file.
Importing would stick it inside a ZIP file (HTMLZ format) if I remember correctly -- then you can convert it to any other format as usual.

As BetterRed said, if you concatenate the files you can import the single TXT file and convert that, calibre includes an EPUB editor which you can use to whip the result into shape.

dickloraine · 01-21-2016, 06:20 AM

You could try doing it with pandoc. That definitely works, but you will need to do this per command line.

01-21-2016, 12:38 AM	#1
readerboy7 Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Convert folder of txt files into chaptered book I have a folder containing multiple .txt files, each one being one chapter of an ebook. How do I add this to calibre so that calbire understands each file is a separate chapter, and have the resulting ebook structured accordingly, with a table of contents?

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01-21-2016, 03:46 AM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	TXT files aren't linkable. If they were HTML, calibre would be able to import the whole set once you try adding the index file. Importing would stick it inside a ZIP file (HTMLZ format) if I remember correctly -- then you can convert it to any other format as usual. As BetterRed said, if you concatenate the files you can import the single TXT file and convert that, calibre includes an EPUB editor which you can use to whip the result into shape.

01-21-2016, 06:20 AM	#4
dickloraine Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 7544528 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Berlin Device: PRS 350, Kobo Aura	You could try doing it with pandoc. That definitely works, but you will need to do this per command line.

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