Reliure
Bind your LaTeX books for e-readers.
Features
- Compiles LaTeX files in epub and mobi
- Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Mac and Linux)
- Configuration in a single file
- Replaces part of the configuration for a specific format
- Supports cover image
- Supports metadata
- Supports custom CSS
- Supports automatic regexp substitutions
Prerequisites
You need to have on your computer:
- Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
- Pandoc: https://pandoc.org/installing.html
Installation
Then, you can install the Reliure tool globally in order to be able to execute it wherever you want:
npm install -g reliure@latestUsage
Configuration file
Your entry point is a configuration file named reliure.yml:
# Name of the output file
filename: My Ebook
# Default configuration applied to every format
default:
# Cover image of the ebook
coverImage: cover.jpg
# Deactivate the default CSS (off by default)
ignoreDefaultStyleSheet: on/off
# Custom Style sheets appends to the default stylesheet
styleSheets:
- style.css
# Files used to build the ebook (works with only one file currently)
files:
- my-ebook.tex
# Metadata following pandoc's options https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#epub-metadata
metadata:
lang: fr-FR
# Extra metadata
extraMetadata:
"calibre:series": My Collection
"calibre:series_index": 1
# Example of substitutions for chapters, cover and title page files
textSubstitutions:
- regex: <p>\*{3}</p>
replacement: <p class="center">***</p>
# Example of substitutions for navigation file
navSubstitutions:
- regex: <!DOCTYPE html>
replacement: <!DOCTYPE html2>
# Example of substitutions for the OPF file
opfSubstitutions:
- regex: <dc:language>fr-FR</dc:language>
replacement: <dc:language>fr-BE</dc:language>
# Overridden configuration for epub format
epub:
metadata:
identifier: "urn:isbn:1234567890123"
rights: "ISBN: 123-4-5678901-2-3"
# Overridden configuration for mobi format
mobi:
coverImage: cover-mobi.jpg
metadata:
identifier: "urn:isbn:1234567890145"
rights: "ISBN: 123-4-5678901-4-5"Commands
Usage: reliure [options]
Options:
--epub: specify to bound the epub format--mobi: specify to bound the mobi format-v,--version: print the version number-h,--help: print usage information
Examples:
reliure --epub --mobi
reliure -v
reliure --version