MarkdownEbook.com — Initial Release
MarkdownEbook.com — Initial Release 🎉
Turn Markdown into a real ebook, not just a PDF
Today, I’m excited to share the initial release of MarkdownEbook.com.
MarkdownEbook is a browser-based ebook generator that lets you turn a collection of Markdown files into a beautiful, book-quality ebook — with proper layout, structure, and publishing-ready output.
No servers.
No uploads.
No complicated setup.
Just Markdown → Ebook.
Why MarkdownEbook?
There are already many tools that convert Markdown to PDF.
But most of them treat a book as:
“a long document”
A real ebook is more than that.
A real book has:
Chapters and sections
Consistent typography
Proper margins and spacing
Page breaks that make sense
A layout that feels published
MarkdownEbook is built specifically for books, not generic PDFs.
What MarkdownEbook Does (v0)
With the initial release, you can:
📂 Upload multiple Markdown files
Each file becomes a chapter or section.🧩 Reorder and organize content
Your book structure is explicit and predictable.🎨 Apply a book-style layout
Clean typography, consistent spacing, readable defaults.📘 Export a polished ebook PDF
Something you’d actually feel comfortable sharing or publishing.🔒 Everything runs in your browser
Your files never leave your machine.
This is a single-page app, fully client-side.
Who Is This For?
MarkdownEbook is designed for people who already write in Markdown and want less friction turning that writing into a real book:
Indie hackers writing guides or handbooks
Developers turning docs into ebooks
Writers who prefer Markdown over WYSIWYG editors
Educators preparing course materials
Anyone tired of fighting LaTeX or heavyweight publishing tools
If you’ve ever thought:
“Why is making a nice ebook so much harder than writing it?”
This tool is for you.
What Makes It Different?
1. Book-first, not PDF-first
Most tools stop at “looks okay on screen.”
MarkdownEbook focuses on:
Long-form readability
Chapter boundaries
Book-style page flow
2. Zero server dependency
No uploads, no accounts, no waiting.
This makes it:
Faster
More private
More reliable
3. Simple, opinionated defaults
You don’t need to tweak 50 settings to get a decent result.
The goal is:
Good results by default, power when you need it.
Current Limitations (and That’s OK)
This is an initial release, so there are things not included yet:
Limited themes
PDF only (for now)
No advanced typography controls
No cover designer
No EPUB export
That’s intentional.
The focus right now is:
A solid, reliable Markdown → Ebook pipeline
What’s Coming Next
Planned directions include:
📚 Multiple book themes (technical, fiction, nonfiction)
🖼️ Cover templates
📖 EPUB export
🧒 Children’s book / board book layouts
⚙️ Advanced layout controls (widows/orphans, spacing, breaks)
💎 Pro features for serious publishing workflows
The goal is to grow MarkdownEbook into a proper ebook tooling platform, while keeping the core experience simple.
Try It Out
MarkdownEbook is live and ready to use:
No signup.
No install.
Just open it and generate your first ebook.
Feedback Welcome
This project is being built openly and iteratively.
If you have:
Feature ideas
Layout feedback
Publishing use cases
Pain points with existing tools
I’d love to hear them.
MarkdownEbook is just getting started 🚀