/isbndb-cli

Search book metadata from isbndb.com

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isbndb-cli

Search book metadata from isbndb.com

Usage:

First set up an alias for the command:

alias isbndb="python /path/to/isbndbtool.py"

Or the GUI:

alias isbndb="python /path/to/isbndbtool-gui.py"

Search by keyword

isbndbtool -k YOUR_API_KEY -q KEYWORD

Search by keyword in index

isbndbtool -k YOUR_API_KEY -q KEYWORD -i INDEX

Some interesting usage examples:

Show all info about book 'prince of thorns'

isbndbtool -k YOUR_API_KEY -t prince of thorns

You will need to sign up at isbndb.com to get an api key. With a free api key you get 500 searchs a day