# basic-book-builder (b3)

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **Author** | John Haverlack |
| **Copyright** | 2026 John Haverlack |
| **License** | CC BY-ND 4.0 |
| **Version** | 1.1.- |
| **Date** | 2026-02-04 |

This is a basic book (article) builder template based on a Pandoc build process in conjunction with a number of other tools to generate PDF, DOCX, ODT, HTML, LaTeX, Markdown, and Epub book formats all from a single set of Markdown source content in an Obsidian vault.

## Usage

#### PDF

```
make pdf
```

> NOTE: Building the PDF also builds the **LaTeX** version of the book.

#### HTML

```
make html
```

#### DocX

```
make docx
```

> NOTE: DocX is a work in progress

#### ODT

```
make odt
```

> NOTE: ODT is a work in progress

#### Other Formats

- **Markdown** is a work in progress
- **EPub** is a work in progress


## Getting Started

Download PDF or HTML version of the b3 book.  Which self documents how to use this template:
- [basic-book-builder.pdf ](build/basic-book-builder.pdf)
- [basic-book-builder.html](build/basic-book-builder.html)

### Setup Build Environment

> NOTE: For Debian based systems.

```
scripts/setup-linux-deb.sh
```