Reconstructing the ZIP Files

[pfgp]

When clicking the "Export Audiobook" link, a zip file is created containing MP3s, a book cover image, and a JSON file with metadata.

I'd like to reconstruct this data (including the metadata) into one file, ideally an M4B file. Do you have any easy to use software recommendations for this?

I've used AudioBook Converter, and while it reconstructions all the MP3s into one M4B file, and allows you to manually add the book cover image, it does not allow you to import any of the JSON metadata.

[PsychedelicPalimpsest]

@pfgp What I would recommend is for you to use my bakeMetadata.py script to make the individual mp3 contain metadata, then use your audiobook converter to combine them. Not sure if it will work, but give it a try.

Also, at one point somebody did write some scripts to do exactly this at #9(https://github.com/cerinawithasea1/libregrab-m4b-creator), unfortunately they then disappeared and haven't updated it for the newer format, but with some small modifications you might be able to get it working. If your curious the change in format occurred in #17

[PsychedelicPalimpsest]

Ps: 90% sure that the m4b creator script was written with chatGPT, so it is not the type of code I would like to maintain.