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Turn websites, blogs, and manuscripts into traditional books.
I · Source material
Links — an article, or a blog’s RSS/Atom feed (one per line)
…or files (.md, .txt, .html — each becomes a chapter)
…or paste text / Markdown directly
II · The book
Title
(blank = auto-detect)
Author
Subtitle
Cover image for the EPUB (jpg/png, optional)
More metadata — publisher, rights, language, date
Publisher
Language (BCP-47)
Rights statement (copyright page)
Publication date
Download file name (blank = from title)
III · Design
Theme
Classic — serif, indents, centered heads
Modern — sans heads, spaced paragraphs
Trim size (print)
6 × 9 in (trade)
5.5 × 8.5 in
5.25 × 8 in
5 × 8 in
A5
Formats
EPUB (e-readers)
PDF (print)
HTML (page source)
Fine print — typography, chapters, images, feeds, engine
Body size (print)
Leading (line height)
PDF engine
Auto (WeasyPrint, else Chrome)
WeasyPrint
Headless Chrome
None — I’ll print the HTML myself
Chapters open on
Right-hand page (traditional)
Next page (compact)
Split files into chapters
Auto (at # headings if 2+)
Always at h1
Always at h2
Never
Images
Embed in the book
Leave as links
Remove
Feed order
Oldest first (reads like a memoir)
Newest first
As listed in the feed
Max posts (0 = all)
Fetch full post pages (for truncated feeds)
Include pictures
Drop caps on chapter openings
Omit “Chapter N” labels
Omit the contents page (print)
Endnotes instead of foot-of-page notes
Make the book
IV · The press