Scribd-Downloader

• This python script allows downloading of Scribd documents.
• It does not matter if the pages are blurred or require authentication, this script will still do the job.
• There are two types of documents on Scribd:
• Documents made up using a collection of images and
• Actual documents where the text can be selected, copied etc.

This script takes a different approach to both of them:

• Documents consisting of a collection of images is straightforward and this script will simply download the induvidual images which can later be combined into a PDF using a suitable software. Simple.
• Actual documents where the text can be selected are hard to tackle. If you feed such a document in this script, only the text present in document will be downloaded. I do not know much about JS and since Scribd uses JS to combine text and images for each induvidual page, I do not yet know how they do it. Ideas welcome on combining images and text!

Installation

pip install scribd-downloader

or if you like to live on the bleeding edge:

python setup.py install

Usage

usage: scribdl [-h] [-i] DOC

A Scribd-Downloader that actually works

positional arguments:
  DOC           scribd document to download

optional arguments:
  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
  -i, --images  download document made up of images

• To download text from document containing selectable text:
• example: scribdl https://www.scribd.com/document/55949937/33-Strategies-of-War

(Text will be saved side by side in a .txt file in your current working directory)

• To download document containing images; use the --images option (the tool cannot figure out this on its own):
• example: scribdl -i http://scribd.com/doc/17142797/Case-in-Point

(Images will be saved in your current working directory)

Disclaimer

Downloading books from Scribd for free maybe prohibited. This tool is meant for educational purposes only. Please support the authors by buying their titles.

License

The MIT License