epub-downloader

Downloads an EPUB eBook, provided in unzipped form via HTTP, into a single .epub file.

Useful when eBooks are viewable via e.g. epub.js, but not provided in a zipped form.

Dependencies

• bash
• sed
• wget
• xpath binary from Perl's XML::XPath module
• zip

Usage

Calling

epubdown.sh http://path.to/epub targetname

will download the eBook into the folder targetname (will be created) and finally pack it into targetname.epub.