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Use when user wants to extract text from ebooks (EPUB, MOBI, PDF). Use for converting ebooks to plain text for analysis, processing, or reading. Handles all common ebook formats.
npx skill4agent add ratacat/claude-skills ebook-extractor| Format | Tool Used | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EPUB | | Direct parsing, preserves structure |
| MOBI | Calibre | Converts to EPUB first, then extracts |
| Fast, handles most PDFs well |
python3 ~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/scripts/extract.py /path/to/book.epub
python3 ~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/scripts/extract.py /path/to/book.mobi
python3 ~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/scripts/extract.py /path/to/book.pdf# To stdout (default)
python3 scripts/extract.py book.epub
# To file
python3 scripts/extract.py book.epub -o output.txt
python3 scripts/extract.py book.epub > output.txtpython3 scripts/extract_epub.py book.epub
python3 scripts/extract_mobi.py book.mobi
python3 scripts/extract_pdf.py book.pdf# One-command setup (installs all dependencies)
~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/setup.sh
# Or manually:
pip install -r ~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/requirements.txt
brew install calibre # macOS, for MOBI support~/.claude/skills/ebook-extractor/scripts/| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Missing package | Run |
| MOBI fails | Ensure Calibre is installed: |
| PDF garbled | Some PDFs are image-based; OCR needed (not supported) |