jbiaojerry/ebook-treasure-chest

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  root((ebook-treasure-chest))
    What it does
      Chinese ebook links
      Organized by genre
    Categories
      Literature
      History
      Philosophy
      Finance and investing
    Formats
      epub
      mobi
      azw3
    Access
      GitHub Pages search
      README browse
      Category pages
    Community
      Pull requests
      Donations

mindmap root((ebook-treasure-chest)) What it does Chinese ebook links Organized by genre Categories Literature History Philosophy Finance and investing Formats epub mobi azw3 Access GitHub Pages search README browse Category pages Community Pull requests Donations

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Search and download Chinese-language books in reader-compatible formats like epub and mobi.

USE CASE 2

Browse curated reading lists by genre such as literature, history, philosophy, or finance.

USE CASE 3

Contribute links to new books via pull requests to expand the collection for the community.

Tech stack

Python

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This repository is a curated collection of ebook download links, primarily for Chinese-language books. It gathers links from multiple major Chinese reading platforms, including apps like WeChat Read, JD Reading, and Himalaya, and organizes them by category. The stated goal is to make it easier to find and download books across a wide range of subjects. The collection covers a broad range of genres and topics. Literature, history, popular science, management, philosophy, biography, mystery, finance, and psychology are among the largest categories. Books are also grouped by region (American, British, French literature), period (Republic-era China, Ming dynasty), and specialty areas like investing, programming, cooking, and fitness. Each entry links to downloadable files in epub, mobi, and azw3 formats, which are the common formats for e-readers and reading apps. Discovery works through a GitHub Pages web interface at jbiaojerry.github.io/ebook-treasure-chest, which provides a real-time search field supporting multiple keywords. You can also use standard browser search (Ctrl+F) on the main README page, or navigate directly to category pages for things like literature (over 2,700 books) or history (over 1,700 books). The Python in this repository is likely used for the scripts that generate the index pages and the searchable GitHub Pages site, rather than being a software library you install and run. The actual content is the organized list of links and the generated markdown files per category. The project is maintained by community contribution and accepts pull requests. A donation option is provided for those who find the collection useful.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I want to read Chinese novels on my Kindle. How do I find and download epub or mobi files from this ebook collection?

Prompt 2

What categories of Chinese books are available in this collection and roughly how many books are in each category?

Prompt 3

How do I search for a specific book title across all categories in this ebook repository?

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