a python script to send ebooks to kindle after converting (if required) to .mobi. can be used to send multiple files at once or a single file at a time
ebook-convert cli tool must be installed
make sure kindle is connected and mounted, and then execute s2k.py using the following flags
usage: s2k.py [-h] [-d] [-f] path
send ebooks to kindle (files are converted if necessary)
positional arguments:
path input path
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d, --dir accepts the path to the directory containing the ebook files
-f, --file accepts the path to the ebook file
add the following line in your .bashrc or .zshrc file
alias s2k="<replace with path to s2k.py>"
now the script can be run as a command (make sure that s2k is executable, can be done using chmod +x s2k.py) now you can drop the .py
command usage: s2k [-h] [-d] [-f] path
modify the following to make it work on your pc in case you encounter any problems
# config
OUTPUT_FORMAT = '.mobi' # change it to the format you require
FORMATS_TO_IGNORE = ['mobi','azw3']
PROCESSED_FILES_PATH = os.path.join('/home',getpass.getuser(),'Processed_Ebooks') # path to the directory where the processed files are stored
KINDLE_PATH = os.path.join('/','media',getpass.getuser(),'Kindle') # path to kindle, change on windows
EBOOK_FILE_FORMATS = ['pdf','mobi','azw3','ePub','.txt','htm'] # add more if needed