isbn

by Ray Patrick
(other software)

Retrieve title, author, publisher, and publication date of any book given its 10- or 13-digit ISBN number.

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Download:

I host isbn at my Git server. To download isbn, simply run:

git clone git://git.raypatrick.xyz/isbn.git
cd isbn
sudo make install

Name

isbn - Retrieves title, author, publisher, and year given 10- or 13-digit ISBN number.

Synopsis

isbn ISBN_NUMBER [-b, --bibtex]

Description

isbn is a simple utility that accepts a 10- or 13-digit ISBN number, then queries the Google Books API to retrieve its title, author, publisher, and year of publication. It can display this information on stdout as plain text or formatted as a LaTeX bibtex entry.

Options

ISBN_NUMBER
May be a 10- or 13-digit ISBN number, with or without dashes. For example: 0-446-60725-8, or 0446607258.
[-b, --bibtex]
Format book information as a LaTeX bibtex entry. If this option is not specified, output will be in plain text.

Bugs

Information provided by this tool is no better than that loaded into the Google Books database. Always double-check the output of the program.

License

GPLv3

Author

Written by Ray Patrick in 2021.
https://raypatrick.xyz
ray@raypatrick.xyz

See Also

jq(1)