Generate EPUB Node 📖

The Generate EPUB node in BuildShip allows you to convert text/html to EPUB format. An EPUB file is a digital ebook format that can be read on various devices like smartphones, tablets, and e-readers.

Node Inputs

The Generate EPUB node accepts the following inputs:

• Title (required): The title of the ebook.
• Author (required): The author of the ebook.
• Publisher (optional): The publisher of the ebook.
• Cover (optional): Image url to use for the book cover.
• Styles (optional): You can pass css string to add your own styles. For example: body{background: #fff}.
• Chapters (required): An array of objects representing the chapters of the book. See below 👇🏻 for the structure of the chapters input.

Sample chapters input:

Text only:

[
  {
    "title": "Chapter 1",
    "data": "Hello world"
  },
  {
    "title": "Chapter 2",
    "data": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa."
  }
]

Or with HTML:

[
  {
    "title": "Chapter 1",
    "data": "<p><img src=\"https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9c/50/2c/9c502ca51a038bf0d3c1262ca6f9ae38.png\" alt=\"Image\"/></p><p>Hello world</p>"
  },
  {
    "title": "Chapter 2",
    "data": "<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa.</p>"
  },
  {
    "title": "Chapter 3",
    "data": "<p>Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim.</p><p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.example.com\">this link</a>.</p><p><img src=\"https://www.example.com/image.jpg\" alt=\"Example Image\"/></p>"
  }
]

Node Output

The Generate EPUB node returns a unique file name for the generated EPUB file.

Bonus: Uploading to BuildShip Storage

You can use the Generate Public Download URL node to upload the generated EPUB file to BuildShip storage and get a public download URL. This URL can be shared with others to download the EPUB file.

Simply pass the file name returned from the Generate EPUB node to the Generate Public Download URL node to create a public download link. Then, return the download URL from the Generate Public Download URL node in a return node.