Thread: ebook-meta makes ePub un-openable on Mac Books app
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Old 07-31-2022, 10:41 PM   #2
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1) No. Metadata is in an XML file, that XML file is parsed into a structure. That structure is edited and then pretty printed. This is by design

2) cp file.epub file2.epub; ebook-meta --authors whatever file2.epub

3) Apple's Books app, like almost all Apple software is utter garbage. Report the bug to Apple and enjoy being ignored for ever.
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