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// The following data should be run in the console while viewing the page https://read.amazon.com/ | |
// It will export a CSV file called "download" which can (and should) be renamed with a .csv extension | |
var db = openDatabase('K4W', '3', 'thedatabase', 1024 * 1024); | |
getAmazonCsv = function() { | |
// Set header for CSV export line - change this if you change the fields used | |
var csvData = "ASIN,Title,Authors,PurchaseDate\n"; | |
db.transaction(function(tx) { | |
tx.executeSql('SELECT * FROM bookdata;', [], function(tx, results) { | |
var len = results.rows.length; | |
for (i = 1; i < len; i++) { | |
// Get the data | |
var asin = results.rows.item(i).asin; | |
var title = results.rows.item(i).title; | |
var authors = JSON.parse(results.rows.item(i).authors); | |
var purchaseDate = new Date(results.rows.item(i).purchaseDate).toLocaleDateString(); | |
// Remove double quotes from titles to not interfere with CSV double-quotes | |
title = title.replace(/"/g, ''); | |
// Concatenate the authors list - uncomment the next line to get all authors separated by ";" | |
// var authorList = authors.join(';'); | |
// OR Take only first author - comment the next line if you uncommented the previous one | |
var authorList = authors[0]; | |
// Write out the CSV line | |
csvData += '"' + asin + '","' + title + '","' + authorList + '","' + purchaseDate + '"\n' | |
} | |
// "Export" the data | |
window.location = 'data:text/csv;charset=utf8,' + encodeURIComponent(csvData); | |
console.log("Sample Row:"); | |
console.log(results.rows.item(1)); | |
}); | |
}); | |
}; | |
getAmazonCsv(); |
@AppMakerSupreme Thanks for this. I like it. It's very easy to use. No need to download the Kindle for PC app. It shows mulitple authors nicely in a single cell, separated by a comma. It shows the & symbol as-is if in a book title. A few suggestions. Can you increase the book limit. I've got well over 10,000 books, that seems to be the limit right now. Also, the KindleSyncMetadataCache.xml file has more information than the extension, can you include it: for example, publication date and purchase date. Great work.
Thank you @AppMakerSupreme! The extension works great for me. Thank for doing this work and sharing it with us!
@johnnew2019 sorry I don't know how to increase the book limit. I haven't had time to look further into this issue.
I included all the info I can get from the amazon url I used. Maybe that's all we can get with this method.
@AppMakerSupreme No problem, it's still an excellent extension that many people will find useful.
@johnnew2019 @heathkat May I know what you do with your list of Kindle books? I want to understand the need better so when I have time I can develop this project further.
I see a lot of people wanting a csv/excel sheet of their books, but I'm not sure why. I own many Kindle books too but I don't have this need.
@heathkat @david-bakin Thank you for your feedback. I get your use case better now.
@david-bakin that's some hardcore project there, good luck!
I've got a lot of books and will get more. I like to keep track of authors, series, and titles. Filtering in excel is the best way to easily collect all that info. Hope that helps. The extension is pretty good already, any extra features would be a bonus.
I use the CLZ Books app to catalog all the books I own (eBooks, pBooks, audiobooks). This script lets me export them into a format for importing into that database.
@johnnew2019 @heathkat May I know what you do with your list of Kindle books? I want to understand the need better so when I have time I can develop this project further.
I see a lot of people wanting a csv/excel sheet of their books, but I'm not sure why. I own many Kindle books too but I don't have this need.
Several use cases for me:
- personal library catalog, able to be imported into other library programs (calibre, for instance). Your csv is a good first step towards this. Amazon's own system isn't always intuitive for a "scanning your shelves for something to read" experience
- as a base for search. I own digital books in several platforms, a total of thousands, and it becomes a pain when considering buying a new book, to know whether I already own it. Requires login to each of the web platforms, manual search, etc. Have been considering how to write a programmatic solution for this for years. None of the services offer APIs for this use case, though, so I'm stuck with parsing a signed-in account via JS.
This sounds exactly what I have been looking for - a version that works with https://read.amazon.co.uk/kindle-library rather than .com would be great.
One of the key things I want to do is tag and group the books I haven't read yet. Some would be best read in a certain order.
I made a Chrome extension to solve this problem: Kindle Book List Exporter
You can now get a csv file in 1 click. No need to deal with any code or console.
It should also avoid the error of "Maximum call stack size exceeded."
Please let me know if it works for you.
@heathkat
@johnnew2019
@darryllee