diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 8272ac90a2..2228424782 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -171,6 +171,17 @@ class TXTMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.txt import get_metadata
         return get_metadata(stream)
 
+class PDBMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
+
+    name        = 'Read PDB metadata'
+    file_types  = set(['pdb'])
+    description = _('Read metadata from %s files') % 'PDB'
+    author      = 'John Schember'
+
+    def get_metadata(self, stream, ftype):
+        from calibre.ebooks.metadata.pdb import get_metadata
+        return get_metadata(stream)
+
 class LRXMetadataReader(MetadataReaderPlugin):
 
     name        = 'Read LRX metadata'
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/ereader.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/ereader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37ff9ab6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/ereader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''
+Read meta information from eReader pdb files.
+'''
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import re
+
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata import MetaInformation
+from calibre.ebooks.pdb.header import PdbHeaderReader
+from calibre.ebooks.pdb.ereader.reader import HeaderRecord
+
+def get_metadata(stream, extract_cover=True):
+    """
+    Return metadata as a L{MetaInfo} object
+    """
+    mi = MetaInformation(None, [_('Unknown')])
+    stream.seek(0)
+    
+    pheader = PdbHeaderReader(stream)
+    hr = HeaderRecord(pheader.section_data(0))
+        
+    if hr.version in (2, 10):
+        try:    
+            mdata = pheader.section_data(hr.metadata_offset)
+    
+            mdata = mdata.split('\x00')
+            mi.title = mdata[0]
+            mi.authors = [mdata[1]]
+            mi.publisher = mdata[3]
+            mi.isbn = mdata[4]
+        except:
+            pass
+        
+    if not mi.title:
+        mi.title = pheader.title if pheader.title else _('Unknown')
+
+    return mi
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/pdb.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/pdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e473925b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/pdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''
+Read meta information from eReader pdb files.
+'''
+
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import re
+
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata import MetaInformation
+from calibre.ebooks.pdb.header import PdbHeaderReader
+from calibre.ebooks.metadata.ereader import get_metadata as eReader
+
+MREADER = {    
+    'PNPdPPrs' : eReader,
+    'PNRdPPrs' : eReader,
+}
+
+def get_metadata(stream, extract_cover=True):
+    """
+    Return metadata as a L{MetaInfo} object
+    """
+    
+    pheader = PdbHeaderReader(stream)
+    
+    MetadataReader = MREADER.get(pheader.ident, None)
+
+    if MetadataReader is None:
+        return MetaInformation(_('Unknown'), [_('Unknown')])
+
+    
+    return MetadataReader(stream, extract_cover)
+    
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
index 9b5fbf82da..ecf5c706c4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/reader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import with_statement
+
 '''
 Read content from ereader pdb file.
 '''
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ class Reader(FormatReader):
             with open('index.html', 'wb') as index:
                 self.log.debug('Writing text to index.html')
                 index.write(html)
-#        print html
-        
+
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(output_dir, 'images/')):
             os.makedirs(os.path.join(output_dir, 'images/'))
         images = []
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/writer.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/writer.py
index 1446cc3d74..ea9144579c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/writer.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdb/ereader/writer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import with_statement
+
 '''
 Write content to ereader pdb file.
 '''
 
+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
 import struct, zlib
 
 import Image, cStringIO