dvcoolster / pandoc-markdown-book-template

A template for creating epub books from markdown using pandoc.

Pandoc Book Maker Template

Template for creating epub books from markdown using pandoc.

Instructions

Install Pandoc

Debian, Ubuntu, and derivatives

• With package: pandoc-1.19.2.1-1-amd64.deb

macOS

• With brew:

brew install pandoc

• With package: pandoc-1.19.2.1-osx.pkg

Windows

• With MSI: pandoc-1.19.2.1-windows.msi

Create Book

1. Change to this directory.
2. Replace contents of metadata.txt, contents.markdown, and cover.jpg with your own content.
3. Create your book with the following syntax:

pandoc -S --toc --epub-embed-font='fonts/*.ttf' -o book.epub metadata.txt contents.markdown

Your book will be exported as book.epub.