Converting epubs to Plain-Text?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Exactly, it uses the output file name you specify as the second argument


For example


ebook-convert 
Really_really_long_and_tricky_ebook_title_with_many_words.epub 
short-book-title.txt


Would turn that really, really long titled epub into a short-name.txt file


Note though that it's not perfect though however

On 11/26/21 13:42, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hi Geoff-and-Willem: Those instructions in ebook-convert seem to imply 
> inconsistancies. On 1 hand it says the file name is derived from an 
> input name, but then Geoff says I must supply an output name? Well, I 
> experimented with another dot  epub, pasting in that name as an 
> output, but replacing an extention with a dot txt. It went through a 
> process, seemingly first converting to an html, but then a txt. Thanks 
> in advance
> Chime
>
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