Converts epubs and azw files into PDFs, recursively within the present directory.

ebook-convert.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if Calibre's ebook-convert command is available
if ! command -v ebook-convert &>/dev/null; then
	echo "Calibre's ebook-convert command not found. Please install Calibre."
	exit 1
fi

# Create a directory to store the converted PDF files
mkdir -p converted_pdfs

# Loop through EPUB and AZW files in the current directory
for ebook in *.epub *.azw; do
	if [ -f "$ebook" ]; then
		# Extract the file name without extension
		filename_noext=$(basename -- "$ebook" | cut -f 1 -d '.')

		# Convert the ebook to PDF and store it in the "converted_pdfs" directory
		ebook-convert "$ebook" "converted_pdfs/${filename_noext}.pdf"
		echo "Converted $ebook to PDF"
	fi
done

echo "Conversion complete. PDF files are stored in the 'converted_pdfs' directory."