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Ebook Text Extractor

ebook-extractor

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.

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Ebook Text Extractor

Overview

Extract plain text from EPUB, MOBI, and PDF files using Python scripts. No LLM calls - pure text extraction.

Supported Formats

FormatTool UsedNotes
EPUBebooklib + BeautifulSoupDirect parsing, preserves structure
MOBICalibre ebook-convertConverts to EPUB first, then extracts
PDFPyMuPDF (fitz)Fast, handles most PDFs well

Usage

Unified extractor (auto-detects format):

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

Output options:

# 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.txt

Format-specific scripts:

python3 scripts/​extract_epub.py book.epub
python3 scripts/​extract_mobi.py book.mobi
python3 scripts/​extract_pdf.py book.pdf

Setup

# 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

Script Location

~/​.claude/​skills/​ebook-extractor/​scripts/

Common Issues

ProblemSolution
Missing packageRun setup.sh or pip install -r requirements.txt
MOBI failsEnsure Calibre is installed: brew install calibre
PDF garbledSome PDFs are image-based; OCR needed (not supported)

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