@@ -106,6 +106,67 @@ The tool automatically extracts book titles and authors from the HTML file's hea
1061062 . Manually edit the ** Title** and ** Author** columns as needed
1071073 . Save the file and proceed with Readwise import
108108
109+ * Common reasons for incorrect extraction: unusual formatting in the original Meebook export, titles with dashes, or missing author information.*
110+
111+ ## 📚 Complete Workflow Example
112+
113+ Here's exactly what happens when you use this tool:
114+
115+ ### Step 1: Your Meebook HTML files (in ` html-files/ ` )
116+ ```
117+ html-files/
118+ ├── Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker_20251026_083943.html
119+ └── To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee_20251026_083931.html
120+ ```
121+
122+ ### Step 2: Run the Converter
123+ ** Double-click** ` batch_convert.bat ` (Windows) or run ` python html_to_csv_converter.py --batch `
124+
125+ ** Console Output:**
126+ ```
127+ Found 2 HTML files to process:
128+ - Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker_20251026_083943.html
129+ - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee_20251026_083931.html
130+
131+ Processing: Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker_20251026_083943.html
132+ ✓ Created: output\Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker.csv
133+ ✓ Found 36 highlights
134+
135+ Processing: To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee_20251026_083931.html
136+ ✓ Created: output\To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee.csv
137+ ✓ Found 7 highlights
138+
139+ ============================================================
140+ BATCH PROCESSING COMPLETE!
141+ ============================================================
142+ Combined CSV file: output\all_books_combined.csv
143+ Total highlights across all books: 43
144+ ```
145+
146+ ### Step 3: Generated Files (in ` output/ ` )
147+ ```
148+ output/
149+ ├── Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker.csv (36 highlights)
150+ ├── To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee.csv (7 highlights)
151+ └── all_books_combined.csv (43 total highlights)
152+ ```
153+
154+ ### Step 4: Fix Book Titles (Optional but Recommended)
155+ 1 . ** Open** ` all_books_combined.csv ` in Excel or Google Sheets
156+ 2 . ** Edit the Title column** to clean up book titles:
157+ - Change ` "Why We Sleep_ Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" ` → ` "Why We Sleep" `
158+ - Keep ` "To Kill a Mockingbird" ` as is
159+ 3 . ** Save** the file
160+
161+ ### Step 5: Import to Readwise
162+ 1 . Go to [ readwise.io/import_bulk] ( https://readwise.io/import_bulk )
163+ 2 . ** Upload** your edited ` all_books_combined.csv `
164+ 3 . ** ✅ Success!** All 43 highlights are now in Readwise with clean titles, proper dates, and personal notes
165+
166+ ** Result in Readwise:**
167+ - 📖 "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker (36 highlights)
168+ - 📖 "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee (7 highlights)
169+
109170## 🤝 Contributing & Support
110171
111172### Found a Bug?
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