![WilloraPDF](./assets/willorapdf.png)

# WilloraPDF

**WilloraPDF** is a free and open source document preparation system for
professional publishing, brought to you by [Magenta Stripe Media][1].

It is a collection of themes, tools and other goodies for
[Asciidoctor-PDF][2] to make a full-featured prepress toolchain.
**WilloraPDF is designed to empower self-publishers** and lower the barrier
to entry for authors who want their work professionally printed.

It is currently a **work in progress,** being developed alongside my debut
novel. Version 1.0 of WilloraPDF will be released when the first paperback
and/or hardcover editions are printed for my book! Then you'll know for certain
that WilloraPDF _can_ be used to publish actual, real-life books.


## Use cases

- Typesetting for printed text with no (or very few) illustrations
- Render PDFs for local home printing or actual bookbinding
- Render EPUBs for reading on Kindle and other e-readers
- Generate properly formatted manuscripts


## How it works

1. Write your book in the [AsciiDoc][3] markup language
2. Choose a theme, trim size and other settings
3. Feed your book into WilloraPDF
4. A good-looking PDF and/or EPUB document comes out!


[1]: https://magentastripe.com/
[2]: https://docs.asciidoctor.org/pdf-converter/latest/
[3]: https://asciidoctor.org/