I own multiple eBook reading devices, but only my Kobo Aura One is compatible to be managed directly with Calibre.
Usually, I transfer some books manually to these other devices. But it becomes cumbersome at some point. So I decided to build a small helper to export the files I'm intestered in.
It connect to your library via the calibredb CLI and uses some xmllint and jq magic to do its job.
This is not finished! It's more in a "proof-of-concept" state and lacks some integrity checks, update handling, etc. It's slow, and I've only tested it for my setup. But for a first version it does what it's supposed to do and might be a starting point for you.
./basho.sh \
-l <library location> \
-c <metadata column> \
-f <formats csv> \ # optional (default=all)
-o <output dir> \ # optional (default=$PWD)
There's a lot to be desired:
- Check if an export already exists.
The filenames already contain the
idso this shouldn't be too hard. - Better logging/output.
- Better error handling.
MIT. See LICENSE.