diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -156,16 +156,23 @@ latex_preamble = r'''
 '''
 
 # Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
 latex_appendices = ['glossary', 'about', 'license', 'copyright']
 
 # Get LaTeX to handle Unicode correctly
 latex_elements = {'inputenc': r'\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}', 'utf8extra': ''}
 
+
+# Options for epub output
+# -----------------------
+
+epub_author = 'Python documentation authors'
+
+
 # Options for the coverage checker
 # --------------------------------
 
 # The coverage checker will ignore all modules/functions/classes whose names
 # match any of the following regexes (using re.match).
 coverage_ignore_modules = [
     r'[T|t][k|K]',
     r'Tix',