Manage EPUB Metadata using C#

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• Update EPUB Metadata using C#
• Online EPUB Metadata Editor – View & Edit EPUB Properties

ReadDublinCore.cs

// Read Dublin Core metadata using C#
using (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("path/ebook.epub"))
{
    var root = metadata.GetRootPackage<EpubRootPackage>();

    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Rights);
    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Publisher);
    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Title);
    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Creator);
    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Language);
    Console.WriteLine(root.DublinCorePackage.Date);
}

ReadEPUBMetadata.cs

// Read EPUB metadata using C#
using (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("path/ebook.epub"))
{
    var root = metadata.GetRootPackage<EpubRootPackage>();

    Console.WriteLine(root.EpubPackage.Version);
    Console.WriteLine(root.EpubPackage.UniqueIdentifier);
    Console.WriteLine(root.EpubPackage.ImageCover != null ? root.EpubPackage.ImageCover.Length : 0);
    Console.WriteLine(root.EpubPackage.Description);
    Console.WriteLine(root.EpubPackage.Title);
}

UpdateDublinCore.cs

// Update Dublin Core metadata using C#
using (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("path/ebook.epub"))
{
    var root = metadata.GetRootPackage<EpubRootPackage>();

    root.DublinCorePackage.SetProperties(p => p.Name == "dc:creator", new PropertyValue("GroupDocs"));
    root.DublinCorePackage.SetProperties(p => p.Name == "dc:description", new PropertyValue("metadata updated e-book"));
    root.DublinCorePackage.SetProperties(p => p.Name == "dc:title", new PropertyValue("Sample EPUB"));
    root.DublinCorePackage.SetProperties(p => p.Name == "dc:date", new PropertyValue(DateTime.Now.ToString()));

    metadata.Save("path/ebook.epub");
}

UpdateEPUBMetadata.cs

// Update EPUB metadata using C#
using (Metadata metadata = new Metadata("path/ebook.epub"))
{
    var root = metadata.GetRootPackage<EpubRootPackage>();

    root.EpubPackage.Creator = "GroupDocs";
    root.EpubPackage.Description = "metadata updated e-book";
    root.EpubPackage.Format = "EPUB";
    root.EpubPackage.Date = DateTime.Now.ToString();
 
    metadata.Save("path/ebook.epub");
}