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		Vivtek on Sept 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Calibre replacement considerations (2019) ebook-convert is Calibre. But you're right that you can use it from command line (which is what I do as well).

crazygringo on Sept 2, 2023 [–]

Yes, but you avoid the interface.

You figure out which command line flags you want to use (mainly for converting to PDF), save them somewhere, and then just use that command forever.

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