"ebook-convert" command-line metadata add DOI

europas_ice · 12-06-2024, 04:08 PM

I'm using calibre's command-line "ebook-convert" with various tags to add metadata to my epubs; ie, this works great:

Code:

ebook-convert Ivanov2025.epub Ivanov2025-metafy.epub --tags new --publisher "Icarus" --pubdate "15 March 2025"

The only lingering thing is that I would like to add the DOI the same way. I can do this in the GUI by: right-click on book > Edit metadata > Edit metadata individually, and then I manually type in the "Ids:" box: "doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404". This works fine, but my goal is to automate it by adding it to the command-line code above; is that possible? I have tried it this way:

Code:

ebook-convert Ivanov2025.epub Ivanov2025-metafy.epub --tags new --publisher "Icarus" --pubdate "15 March 2025" --isbn "10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404"

And this also works to some extent: after running that command, when I go into the GUI Edit metadata interface, in the "Ids:" box it now says "isbn:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404" But of course it isn't an ISBN and Calibre knows it: there's a big red box around it. I can now just manually change the letters "isbn" to "doi" so it reads: "doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404"; at least I don't have to copy and paste the DOI itself. But my goal is to do it all from the command-line without having to go into the GUI.

I suppose: I'm asking for --doi to be added to the ebook-convert metadata options!

Any chance of this? Or any way I can fudge it in a shell or python script? Thanks!

chaley · 12-06-2024, 04:45 PM

Use ebook-meta after or instead of ebook-convert.

europas_ice · 12-06-2024, 05:08 PM

Ha, that works perfectly! Thanks!

ebook-meta $FILE.epub --tags new --publisher "$PUBLER" --date "$PUBDT" --identifier "doi:$DOI"

12-06-2024, 04:08 PM	#1
europas_ice Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 220 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, ID Device: iPhone 11 (Kindle app & iBooks)	"ebook-convert" command-line metadata add DOI I'm using calibre's command-line "ebook-convert" with various tags to add metadata to my epubs; ie, this works great: Code: ebook-convert Ivanov2025.epub Ivanov2025-metafy.epub --tags new --publisher "Icarus" --pubdate "15 March 2025" The only lingering thing is that I would like to add the DOI the same way. I can do this in the GUI by: right-click on book > Edit metadata > Edit metadata individually, and then I manually type in the "Ids:" box: "doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404". This works fine, but my goal is to automate it by adding it to the command-line code above; is that possible? I have tried it this way: Code: ebook-convert Ivanov2025.epub Ivanov2025-metafy.epub --tags new --publisher "Icarus" --pubdate "15 March 2025" --isbn "10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404" And this also works to some extent: after running that command, when I go into the GUI Edit metadata interface, in the "Ids:" box it now says "isbn:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404" But of course it isn't an ISBN and Calibre knows it: there's a big red box around it. I can now just manually change the letters "isbn" to "doi" so it reads: "doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116404"; at least I don't have to copy and paste the DOI itself. But my goal is to do it all from the command-line without having to go into the GUI. I suppose: I'm asking for --doi to be added to the ebook-convert metadata options! Any chance of this? Or any way I can fudge it in a shell or python script? Thanks!

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12-06-2024, 04:45 PM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,389 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Use ebook-meta after or instead of ebook-convert.

12-06-2024, 05:08 PM	#3
europas_ice Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 220 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Moscow, ID Device: iPhone 11 (Kindle app & iBooks)	Ha, that works perfectly! Thanks! ebook-meta $FILE.epub --tags new --publisher "$PUBLER" --date "$PUBDT" --identifier "doi:$DOI"

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