diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfmerge.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfmerge.py
index e8554dbc6b..4a741c4f5a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfmerge.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfmerge.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __license__   = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
-import os, sys, re
+import os, sys
 
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_formats
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata import authors_to_string
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def config(defaults=None):
         c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
     c.add_opt('verbose', ['-v', '--verbose'], default=0, action='count',
           help=_('Be verbose, useful for debugging. Can be specified multiple times for greater verbosity.'))
-    c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'],default='merged.pdf',
+    c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'], default='merged.pdf',
           help=_('Path to output file. By default a file is created in the current directory.'))
     return c
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def option_parser():
     return c.option_parser(usage=_('''\
 	%prog [options] file1.pdf file2.pdf ...
 
-	Merges individual pdfs. Metadata will be used from the first PDF specified.
+	Merges individual PDFs. Metadata will be used from the first PDF specified.
 	'''))
 
 def merge_files(in_paths, out_path, metadata=None):
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfsplit.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfsplit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..460dbef148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/pdfsplit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+'''
+Split PDF file into multiple PDF documents.
+'''
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import os, sys, re
+
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import metadata_from_formats
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata import authors_to_string
+from calibre.utils.config import Config, StringConfig
+
+from pyPdf import PdfFileWriter, PdfFileReader
+
+def config(defaults=None):
+    desc = _('Options to control the transformation of pdf')
+    default_crop=10
+    if defaults is None:
+        c = Config('trimpdf', desc)
+    else:
+        c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
+    c.add_opt('verbose', ['-v', '--verbose'], default=0, action='count',
+          help=_('Be verbose, useful for debugging. Can be specified multiple times for greater verbosity.'))
+    c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'], default='split.pdf',
+          help=_('Path to output file. By default a file is created in the current directory. \
+            The file name will be the base name for the output.'))
+    return c
+
+def option_parser():
+    c = config()
+    return c.option_parser(usage=_('''\
+    
+	%prog [options] file.pdf page_to_split_on ...
+	%prog [options] file.pdf page_range_to_split_on ...
+	
+	Ex.
+	
+	%prog file.pdf 6
+	%prog file.pdf 6-12
+	%prog file.pdf 6-12 8 10 9-20
+
+	Split a PDF.
+	'''))
+
+def split_pdf(in_path, pages, page_ranges, out_name, metadata=None):
+    pdf = PdfFileReader(open(os.path.abspath(in_path), 'rb'))
+    total_pages = pdf.numPages - 1
+
+    for index in pages+page_ranges:
+        if index in pages:
+            write_pdf(pdf, out_name, '%s' % (index + 1), index, total_pages, metadata)
+        else:
+            
+            write_pdf(pdf, out_name, '%s-%s' % (index[0] + 1, index[1] + 1), index[0], index[1], metadata)
+        
+def write_pdf(pdf, name, suffix, start, end, metadata=None):
+    if metadata == None:
+        title = _('Unknown')
+        author = _('Unknown')
+    else:
+        title = metadata.title
+        author = authors_to_string(metadata.authors)
+    
+    out_pdf = PdfFileWriter(title=title, author=author)
+    for page_num in range(start, end + 1):
+        out_pdf.addPage(pdf.getPage(page_num))
+    with open('%s%s.pdf' % (name, suffix), 'wb') as out_file:
+        out_pdf.write(out_file)
+    
+def split_args(args):
+    pdf = ''
+    pages = []
+    page_ranges = []
+    bad = []
+
+    for arg in args:
+        arg = arg.strip()
+        # Find the pdf input
+        if re.search('(?iu)^.*?\.pdf[ ]*$', arg) != None:
+            if pdf == '':
+                pdf = arg
+            else:
+                bad.append(arg)
+        # Find single indexes
+        elif re.search('^[ ]*\d+[ ]*$', arg) != None:
+            pages.append(arg)
+        # Find index ranges
+        elif re.search('^[ ]*\d+[ ]*-[ ]*\d+[ ]*$', arg) != None:
+            mo = re.search('^[ ]*(?P<start>\d+)[ ]*-[ ]*(?P<end>\d+)[ ]*$', arg)
+            start = mo.group('start')
+            end = mo.group('end')
+            
+            # check to see if the range is really a single index
+            if start == end:
+                pages.append(start)
+            else:
+                page_ranges.append([start, end])
+        else:
+            bad.append(arg)
+        
+    bad = sorted(list(set(bad)))
+    
+    return pdf, pages, page_ranges, bad
+
+# Remove duplicates from pages and page_ranges.
+# Set pages higher than the total number of pages in the pdf to the last page.
+# Return pages and page_ranges as lists of ints.
+def clean_page_list(pdf_path, pages, page_ranges):
+    pdf = PdfFileReader(open(os.path.abspath(pdf_path), 'rb'))
+    
+    total_pages = pdf.numPages
+    sorted_pages = []
+    sorted_ranges = []
+
+    for index in pages:
+        index = int(index)
+        if index > total_pages:
+            sorted_pages.append(total_pages - 1)
+        else:
+            sorted_pages.append(index - 1)
+    
+    for start, end in page_ranges:
+        start = int(start)
+        end = int(end)
+        
+        if start > total_pages and end > total_pages:
+            sorted_pages.append(total_pages - 1)
+            continue
+            
+        if start > total_pages:
+            start = total_pages
+        if end > total_pages:
+            end = total_pages
+        page_range = sorted([start - 1, end - 1])
+        if page_range not in sorted_ranges:
+            sorted_ranges.append(page_range)
+    
+    # Remove duplicates and sort
+    pages = sorted(list(set(sorted_pages)))
+    page_ranges = sorted(sorted_ranges)
+    
+    return pages, page_ranges
+
+# Return True if the pdf is valid.
+def valid_pdf(pdf_path):
+    try:
+        with open(os.path.abspath(pdf_path), 'rb') as pdf_file:
+            pdf = PdfFileReader(pdf_file)
+            if pdf.isEncrypted or pdf.numPages <= 0:
+                raise Exception
+    except:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+def main(args=sys.argv):
+    parser = option_parser()
+    opts, args = parser.parse_args(args)
+    
+    pdf, pages, page_ranges, unknown = split_args(args[1:])
+    
+    if pdf == '' and (pages == [] or page_ranges == []):
+        print 'Error: PDF and where to split is required.\n\n'
+        print parser.get_usage()
+        return 2
+    
+    if unknown != []:
+        for arg in unknown:
+            print 'Error: Unknown argument `%s`' % arg
+        print parser.get_usage()
+        return 2
+    
+    if not valid_pdf(pdf):
+        print 'Error: Could not read file `%s`. Is it a vaild PDF file or is it encrypted/DRMed?.' % pdf
+        return 2
+        
+    pages, page_ranges = clean_page_list(pdf, pages, page_ranges)
+        
+    mi = metadata_from_formats([pdf])
+
+    split_pdf(pdf, pages, page_ranges, os.path.splitext(opts.output)[0], mi)
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/linux.py b/src/calibre/linux.py
index c7a6099623..3ba6f55bc8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/linux.py
+++ b/src/calibre/linux.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ entry_points = {
              'calibre-customize  = calibre.customize.ui:main',
              'pdftrim            = calibre.ebooks.pdf.pdftrim:main',
              'pdfmerge           = calibre.ebooks.pdf.pdfmerge:main',
+             'pdfsplit           = calibre.ebooks.pdf.pdfsplit:main',
              'fetch-ebook-metadata = calibre.ebooks.metadata.fetch:main',
         ],
         'gui_scripts'    : [