Wattpad2Epub downloads and converts Wattpad books into Epub files you can use with your favorite ebook reader.
Wattpad doesn't offer an option to download a book. This forces you to remain online while reading, and use wattpad's application to access the stories.
Having those stories in epub format allows storing them as a backup, offline reading and self publication.
I've made some quick & dirty tests using the official Wattpad API, and most probably made a few mistakes, but here is what I've found:
- It's in beta state, wich means it may still change
- The documentation seems to be missing some parts
- There were some server failures during my tests
- Couldn't find a reliable way to retrieve a full story text
- Needed double authentication (application + user)
Based on this findings, I've chosen to keep parsing the html, at least for a now, for the following reasons:
- Ability to retrieve full story text (essential)
- No user authentication needed (important)
- No application autentication
If you can figure out a way to do this using Wattpad's api, I'm open to suggestions and/or patches.