PearsonEbookExtractor

This script extracts E-Books downloaded by pearson library Android app.

Pearson Android app lets us read books offline, but it doesn't allow us to export the pdf.

Note: Please don't use this for piracy.

Requirements/Installation:

adb

sudo apt install android-tools-adb

PyPDF2

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Using this utility

The book you wish to extract must be downloaded / offline in the Pearson Library Android app.

Two modes of operation root and no-root, default is no-root.

Root mode: Device must be rooted! . Pulls pdf from /data/data/com.pearson.android.pulse.elibrary/files/books using adb, will skip if file already exist.

No-root mode: Uses adb backup to make backup of the app and extract the books from the backup.

run this script as follows:

python3 extractor.py [--root] [--no-rename] [-k] [-o path]

eg:

python3 extractor.py 

optional arguments:

  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  --root      root method to extract pdf.
  -o path     output dir
  --no-rename  dont rename pdf using metadata.
  --rm-corrupt  remove corrupt pdf files

Note

Default location for extracted books is 'books'.

The script will try to rename the books using the pdf metadata by default , however it may not work always.