Bindup

npm i -g bindup

A CLI for rendering markdown directories into epub files. This readme will be fleshed out further in time.

Read the full docs at

• https://benjaminaugust.github.io/BindUp/

Configure your book

To properly configure your book for Bindup:

• Keep your book in a manuscript folder
• Order your folders and files by prepending a number, then the ~ symbol to the front of their titles
• Create a json configuration file

Organize your book in a manuscript folder

An example of how your manuscript directory might look is:

• manuscript
  • 1~ Dedication.md
  • 2~ Chapter 1.md
  • 3~ Chapter 2.md

The number and ~ will be removed when the book is rendered to an epub.

It works the same for nested folders:

• manuscript
  • 1~ Dedication.md
  • 2~ Chapter 1 (Folder)
    • 1~ Section A.md
    • 2~ Section B.md
  • 3~ Chapter 2 (Folder)
    • 1~ Part 1.md
    • 2~ Part 2.md

Create a json config file

You must customize settings for your book by creating a JSON file with valid properties.

Example book-config.json:

{
  "author": "Benjamin August",
      "title": "Book 1: Welcome to the Multiverse",
      "manuscript": "./myBookDirectory",
    "formats": [
        "epub"
    ]
}

Check the spec for a full list of valid properties.

Required properties:

• "title" - string The title of the book
• "author" - string | string[] Author(s) of the book. Can be a single string or array of strings if multiple
• "formats" - string[] The formats to export your book to. Only "epub" is a valid value for now. More formats potentially coming in the future
• "manuscript" - string The relative path to the manuscript directory, where your book should be stored

Examples of optional properties include:

• "description" - string The description of the book
• "date" - string The publication date
• "lang" - string The book's language as an ISO language code

Render epubs

Use bindup render book_config_path_here

That will render an epub to the directory the command is being run from.

For example:

bindup render my-book-config.json