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drimpossible · 03-07-2012, 06:24 PM

Hi,
I have a project whereby I'd like to look at the metadata of a KF8 book, to uniquely identify a unique identifier for the Name and edition of the book, such as the ISBN number, and the last position read.

Something like:
ISBN-10: 0140449264
Location:256

To be clear, I don't want to edit the metadata. I just want to look at it. I would also like to be able to get this information, even if the DRM,

My questions are
1) Is there a unique edition identifier in the metadata, I can use to look up the book?
2) Is it simple to identify the name and location within the metadata, e.g.; with XML-like tags?
3) Is the metadata encrypted?
4) Does Amazon tend to change formats of metadata frequently or seem to care about making metadata formats consistent & transparent?

Any help appreciated,
Thanks

03-07-2012, 06:24 PM	#1
drimpossible Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY Device: Kindle 3G	KF8 Metadata Hi, I have a project whereby I'd like to look at the metadata of a KF8 book, to uniquely identify a unique identifier for the Name and edition of the book, such as the ISBN number, and the last position read. Something like: ISBN-10: 0140449264 Location:256 To be clear, I don't want to edit the metadata. I just want to look at it. I would also like to be able to get this information, even if the DRM, My questions are 1) Is there a unique edition identifier in the metadata, I can use to look up the book? 2) Is it simple to identify the name and location within the metadata, e.g.; with XML-like tags? 3) Is the metadata encrypted? 4) Does Amazon tend to change formats of metadata frequently or seem to care about making metadata formats consistent & transparent? Any help appreciated, Thanks