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Convert EPUB files and packages to MOBI using the Calibre CLI (the app must be installed)
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| DIRNAME=$(dirname -- "$1") | |
| BASENAME=$(basename -- "$1") | |
| if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then | |
| # The EPUB is already a file, convert straight away | |
| /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/ebook-convert "$1" "$DIRNAME/$BASENAME.mobi" | |
| else | |
| # The EPUB is a directory, convert it to a file before conversion | |
| TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d -t "ConvertToMobi") | |
| EPUBFILE="$TEMPDIR/$BASENAME" | |
| # Convert epub directory (package) to an epub file | |
| # by zipping the package's contents with the epub extension | |
| $(cd "$1" && zip -r -X "$EPUBFILE" *) | |
| # Convert the epub file to MOBI | |
| /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/ebook-convert "$EPUBFILE" "$DIRNAME/$BASENAME.mobi" | |
| rm -rf $TEMPDIR | |
| fi |
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calibre.appmust be installed in/Applicationsfor the script to work.Manual Usage
With Hazel
A nice way to run the script is using Hazel. Just create a new rule like below for your epub-containing folder and paste the script in the "Edit Script" box of the "Run Shell Script" step.
This way, any epub file added to the target folder will automatically get a .mobi file beside the original .epub. Conversion takes about 20 seconds per book on my 2012 rMBP.