# How do you include a bibliography in epub output? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scrivener for macOS\ **Tags:** support, compile\ **Created:** [December 28, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-you-include-a-bibliography-in-epub-output/144899 "2024-12-28T18:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
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This is a good question. The compiling to ePub process in Scrivener converts the internal RTF to MultiMarkdown which then processes the text into an ePub. The problem with that and producing a bibliography is that Zotero or Bookends normally put temporary citations in Scrivener which are converted into full citations and a bibliography on the compiled file (DOCX, RTF, ODT). But the compiling process for ePubs doesn’t result in a scannable file. My immediate reaction is: 1. If the citations and bibliography are not very extensive, do it by hand in Scrivener; 2. If they are too extensive for that, compile to RTF, scan that with Zotero, then copy and paste the resulting bibliography into the Scrivener project; 3. Perhaps look into setting up your project to use Pandoc → PrinceXML to produce the ePub as that will do the bibliography as part of the process. Last year in a thread, @nontroppo posted a Scrivener project template for producing PDFs via Typst or PrinceXML: > [@TYPST: A new markup + page layout engine to take on LaTeX](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/typst-a-new-markup-page-layout-engine-to-take-on-latex/134674/19): > > No, your new presumption is wrong, the old one was fine! stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye The ideal workflow: The text in Scrivener should use Scrivener’s styles and Section Types, so emphasis for italic etc. and use appropriate Section Types. Then you compile to Pandoc markdown. Scrivener compiler makes a Pandoc MD file. The pandoc command is: pandoc -f markdown -t typst -o out.pdf in.md – this command can be done in the post-processing pane of the compiler or you can run it yourself in Termi… I’m sure PrinceXML would be able to produce ePub, not just PDF! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-you-include-a-bibliography-in-epub-output/144899)._