ISBNBookRenamer

ISBNBookRenamer: Automate Your Digital Library Organization Managing a large collection of digital books can quickly become a headache. File names like 9780132350884.pdf or book_final_v2.epub tell you nothing about the content inside. ISBNBookRenamer is an open-source automation tool designed to solve this exact problem. It extracts the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) from your digital books, fetches the correct metadata from online databases, and renames your files into a clean, human-readable format. How It Works

The tool automates what would otherwise be hours of manual data entry through a simple three-step pipeline:

PDF/EPUB Parsing: The application scans the first few pages or the internal metadata of your digital book to locate a 10-digit or 13-digit ISBN.

Metadata Fetching: Once found, the tool queries public APIs and databases (such as Open Library, Google Books, or WorldCat) to retrieve the book’s official details.

File Renaming: It applies a standardized naming template—such as [Author] - Title—and renames the file automatically. Key Features

Batch Processing: Drop an entire folder of hundreds of unorganized files and let the script process them in the background.

Custom Naming Templates: Define exactly how you want your files named using tags like {author}, {title}, {publisher}, and {year}.

Smart Extraction: Uses regular expressions (Regex) and optical character recognition (OCR) fallback hints to find ISBNs even in poorly formatted documents.

Duplicate Detection: Prevents overwriting existing files by adding unique identifiers if you accidentally have two copies of the same book.

No Metadata Overwriting: Gives you the choice to embed the newly found metadata directly into the file tags or simply change the external file name. Getting Started

ISBNBookRenamer is typically available as a lightweight Python script or a packaged desktop utility. Installation (Python CLI Version)

To run the command-line version, ensure you have Python installed, clone the repository, and install the required dependencies:

git clone https://github.com cd ISBNBookRenamer pip install -r requirements.txt Use code with caution. Basic Usage

Run the script by pointing it to your unorganized books directory:

python renamer.py –dir “/path/to/my/ebooks” –template “{author} - {title} ({year})” Use code with caution.

The tool will display a preview of the changes before modifying your files, ensuring you maintain total control over your library. Why Use ISBNBookRenamer?

Relying on manual renaming is unsustainable for avid readers, researchers, and students. By leveraging the universal accuracy of ISBNs, ISBNBookRenamer eliminates typos, ensures consistent formatting across your entire drive, and makes your digital catalog instantly searchable for e-readers like Calibre, Kindle, or iPad.

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