PBook Importer Calibre Plugin

Overview

PBook Importer is a Calibre plugin that allows you to manage and import metadata from .pbook files, treating them as ebooks inside Calibre.

The .pbook file format is a simple text-based format (similar to TOML) with key-value pairs under a [metadata] section.
This plugin reads that metadata and updates the Calibre database accordingly.

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Example .pbook file

[metadata]
title=Book Title
author=Book Author
publisher=Book Publisher
ISBN=9788888888888
source=Library Archive
publication_date=2025-01-01
language=en
tag=Physical, ToRead, Favorite

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Features

• Imports .pbook files as if they were real ebooks.
• Reads metadata and updates Calibre fields:
  • Title
  • Author(s)
  • Publisher
  • ISBN
  • Language
  • Tags
  • Source (as optional tag)
• Supports UTF-8 and Latin-1 encoded .pbook files.
• Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Requirements

• Calibre version 6.8.0 or newer

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Installation

1. Save the plugin Python file (e.g., pbook_importer.py).
2. Open Calibre → Preferences → Plugins → Load plugin from file.
3. Select the pbook_importer.py file and install it.
4. Restart Calibre.

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Usage

1. Add a .pbook file to your Calibre library.
2. The plugin will parse the metadata and update the Calibre entry automatically.
3. The .pbook entry will behave like a regular ebook in Calibre.

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL v3 License.

© 2025 Massimo Savazzi