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ceridwen · 04-08-2019, 01:13 AM

I'd like to automate adding metadata to EPUBs I'm generating myself so that the Kobo will display that metadata. The most important feature I want is some sort of tagging, so for instance I could search my Kobo for something like "portal fantasy". Does the Kobo software handle any kinds of metadata beyond title, publisher, author, and date?

If not, I'm assuming the correct solution is probably to use Calibre, the Kobo plugin, and Kobo shelves. Is it possible to get Calibre to populate a column (custom or otherwise) from metadata in an epub, or am I going to have to look at writing a plugin?

04-08-2019, 01:13 AM	#1
ceridwen Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Adding metadata to EPUBs Kobo devices will recognize I'd like to automate adding metadata to EPUBs I'm generating myself so that the Kobo will display that metadata. The most important feature I want is some sort of tagging, so for instance I could search my Kobo for something like "portal fantasy". Does the Kobo software handle any kinds of metadata beyond title, publisher, author, and date? If not, I'm assuming the correct solution is probably to use Calibre, the Kobo plugin, and Kobo shelves. Is it possible to get Calibre to populate a column (custom or otherwise) from metadata in an epub, or am I going to have to look at writing a plugin?