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diff --git a/getxbook.1 b/getxbook.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d683f92 --- /dev/null +++ b/getxbook.1 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.\" See COPYING file for copyright and license details. +.TH GETXBOOK 1 getxbook\-VERSION +.SH NAME +getxbook \- a collection of tools to download books +.SH DESCRIPTION +getxbook is a collection of tools to download books from +websites. +.PP +It contains one tool per website, plus an optional graphical +frontend: +.TP +.BR getgbook (1) +Downloads books from Google Books' "Book Preview" service. +.TP +.BR getabook (1) +Downloads books from Amazon's "Look Inside The Book" service. +.TP +.BR getbnbook (1) +Downloads books from Barnes and Noble's "Book Viewer" service. +.TP +.BR getxbookgui (1) +A graphical frontend to the getxbook tools. +.SH NOTES +The getxbook tools will not try to download pages that have +already been downloaded, so closing it and then starting it +again later will continue downloading from where it left off. +.PP +Book pages vary in availability depending on the book, the +website, and potentially the location of your IP. +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR getabook (1), +.IR getgbook (1), +.IR getbnbook (1), +.IR getxbookgui (1) |