I Bypassed Adobe and Microsoft to Build a Git-Tracked Book Production Pipeline | Hacker News

A Hacker News discussion examined a Git-tracked book production pipeline for automated book and ebook creation.

Commenters compared it with Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word, noting how much publishing complexity is hidden in professional workflows.

EPUB generation quality came up as a key issue, alongside tools like Pandoc, Vellum, Standard Ebooks, and custom Python/JSX automation.

The thread highlighted how technical teams can build reproducible markdown-to-EPUB pipelines, but also the limits of mainstream publishing software.