This is a proof-of-concept attempt working with Sony's PRS-T1 eReader database. This gem provides the lower-level layer: the plumbing on which other tools can be built.
Ensure you have ImageMagick's convert tool available on the path, and have installed this gem, then:
If you have a collection of books, you can do sync them all up if they are in the proper hierarchy using:
$ sreader PATH_TO_READER sync PATH_TO_BOOK_COLLECTION
The book collection is an on-disk database holding directories of authors, and books or series underneath. Lay out your directory structure like this:
PATH_TO_BOOK_COLLECTION/
David Eddings/
The Belgariad/
01 Pawn of Prophecy.epub
01 Pawn of Prophecy.jpeg
02 Queen of Sorcery.epub
02 Queen of Sorcery.png
...
# Individual books can be added as well
The Redemption of Althalus.epub
The Redemption of Althalus.jpg
Terry Goodkind/
Sword of Truth/
01 Wizard's First Rule.epub
01 Wizard's First Rule.jpg
02 Stone of Tears.epub
02 Stone of Tears.jpg
...
sreader will only add books and collections which are missing. It does not yet handle data deletion. To delete anything, use your reader's UI.
Cover images must have one of three extensions: jpg, jpeg or png.
You can add single books to your reader using:
$ sreader PATH_TO_READER add --title="Book's Title" --author="Book's Author" --epub="path/to/epub" --cover="path/to-cover"
This will not manage the collections for you.
require "sony_reader"
db = SonyReader::Database.new("/Volumes/READER", "/Volumes/READER/Sony_Reader/database/books.db")
db.add_book("Book's Title", "Book's Author", "PATH/TO/EPUB", "PATH/TO/COVER")
When I attempted to install the Sony Reader software, it wanted to reboot my machine. I chose not to install the software and roll my own solution, especially after I noticed the use of SQLite as the database format.
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