EPUB Summarizer

This project provides a Python script that generates a chapter-by-chapter summary of an EPUB file using either OpenAI's GPT-4 or Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model. The summarizer runs in a Docker container for easy setup and execution.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your system
• An OpenAI API key (for GPT-4)
• An Anthropic API key (for Claude 3.5 Sonnet)

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/epub-summarizer.git
   cd epub-summarizer
   

2. Create two files in the project root directory:

   • openai_key.txt: Paste your OpenAI API key into this file.
   • anthropic_key.txt: Paste your Anthropic API key into this file.

3. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t epub_summarizer .
   

Usage

To summarize an EPUB file, use the following command:

./run_summarizer.sh <model> /path/to/your/book.epub

Replace <model> with either gpt-4 or claude-3-sonnet, and /path/to/your/book.epub with the actual path to your EPUB file.

Example:

./run_summarizer.sh gpt-4 "My Book.epub"

The script will process the EPUB file chapter by chapter, providing summaries as they are generated. The final summary will be saved in the summarized directory with a filename based on the original EPUB file name.

Output

• The script will display chapter summaries in the console as they are processed.
• A progress bar will show the overall progress of the summarization.
• The final summary will be saved as a Markdown file in the summarized directory.

Notes

• The summarization process may take some time depending on the size of the EPUB file and the number of chapters.
• Ensure that your OpenAI API key has sufficient credits for the summarization task.
• The script uses the GPT-3.5 Turbo model for summarization. You can modify the summarize_text function in summarize_epub.py to use a different model if desired.

Example Summaries

Example summaries generated by the script can be found in the example_summaries directory. These summaries include both GPT-4 and Claude 3 Sonnet model outputs for comparison.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues, please check the following:

1. Ensure that the openai_key.txt file exists and contains a valid API key.
2. Make sure Docker is running on your system.
3. Verify that the EPUB file path is correct and accessible.

For any other problems, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.