Book to Kindle

Book to Kindle is a simple command-line tool written in Go to send books to your Kindle device via email. It allows you to easily email books stored on your computer to your Kindle's email address.

Prerequisites

Before using Book to Kindle, ensure you have the following:

• Go installed on your machine
• An active internet connection
• A Kindle device registered with your Amazon account
• The email address associated with your Kindle device (ending in @kindle.com)

Installation

1. Clone this repository

git clone git@github.com:davidspader/book-to-kindle.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

cd book-to-kindle

3. Install dependencies

go mod tidy

4. Set up the required environment variables by creating a .env file in the project root directory using the .env-template file, with the following content:

• EMAIL=your_email@gmail.com
• PASSWORD=your_email_app_password
• TO_EMAIL=your_kindle_email@kindle.com
• BOOKS_DIR=/path/to/your/books/directory

Replace your_email@gmail.com with your Gmail address, your_email_app_password generate a new application-specific password in your Google account, and your_kindle_email@kindle.com with your Kindle email address. Additionally, set the BOOKS_DIR variable to the path where your books are stored.

Usage

To send a book to your Kindle, run the following command:

go run main.go "book_name.pdf"

Replace book_name.pdf with the name of the book file you want to send. Make sure to enclose the file name in double quotes if it contains spaces.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.