README.md

Table of Contents

• Formats
• Tools
• Resources
  • OS
  • Applications
  • Metadata
  • OPDS
• Troubles
  • EPUB

Formats

• EPUB
• MOBI
• AZW

Tools

• exiftool
• ebook-meta
• dino-/epub-tools: command line utilities for working with epub files
• libmobi
• ebook-tools
• framabook/systeme-publication-framabook: with pandoc, provides the basics for deploying an accessibility compliant epub production system using only command line tools in a Bash shell terminal. (french)
• pandoc.org: creating an ebook with pandoc
• comictagger/comictagger: a multi-platform app for writing metadata to digital comics

Resources

OS

• koreader/koreader: an ebook reader application supporting many more formats, running on ereaders and Android devices
• baskerville/plato: document reader

Applications

Desktop

• kovidgoyal/calibre: calibre ebook manager
• troyeguo/koodo-reader: modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web
• thorium: EPUB reader for Windows, MacOS and Linux (support OPDS)

Server

• greizgh/bookshelf: lightweight epub online catalog (support OPDS)
  • Bookshelf: publier ses ebooks simplement: usage of greizgh/bookshelf (french)
• Kareadita/Kavita: fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server, built with a focus for manga (support OPDS)
• gotson/komga: media server for comics/mangas/BDs with API (support OPDS)
• advplyr/audiobookshelf: self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
• bookshelves: web application to manage eBooks (support OPDS)
• seblucas/cops: Calibre OPDS PHP Server, web-based light alternative to Calibre content server (support OPDS)
• janeczku/calibre-web: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database

Metadata

• IDPF/epub3-samples: EPUB 3 Sample Documents
• anansi-project: initiative to bring structure and cohesion to the world of metadata for Comic Books, Mangas, and other graphic novels.
• Comic Book Archive (CBA) metadata
  • Comic Book Archive Metadata (CBAM) / ComicRack Metadata (CRM)
  • Comic Book Markup Language (CBML)
• comictagger/wiki/MetadataSchemes: all the details [...] on various open metadata schemes for comic archives
• comicvine: the largest comic book wiki in the universe
• w3.org: EPUB specs by W3C
• opds.io: OPDS specs

OPDS

The Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS) is an application of the Atom Syndication Format intended to enable content creators and distributors to distribute digital books via a simple catalog format. This format is designed to work interchangeably across multiple desktop and device software programs. From mobileread

• atramenta.net
• ebooksgratuits.com (french)
• gallica.bnf.fr
• wikisource.org
• bibebook.com (french)
• standardebooks.org
• gutenberg.org
• feedbooks.com

Troubles

EPUB

Authors

Good multiple creators: Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter.

[
    [
        "@content" => "Terry Pratchett"
        "@attributes" => [
            "role" => "aut"
            "file-as" => "Pratchett, Terry & Baxter, Stephen"
        ]
    ],
    [
        "@content" => "Stephen Baxter"
        "@attributes" => array:1 [
            "role" => "aut"
        ]
    ]
]

Bad multiple creators: Jean M. Auel, Philippe Rouard.

[
    "@content" => "Jean M. Auel, Philippe Rouard"
    "@attributes" => array:2 [
        "role" => "aut"
        "file-as" => "Jean M. Auel, Philippe Rouard"
    ]
]