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+# ISBN Lookup tool
+Just a simple tool that allows you to seek the details of a book using its ISBN10 or ISBN13.
+
+Uses [Open Library](https://openlibrary.org) for the ISBN lookup API.
+
+
+
+## Building
+
+
+Requires `libcurl` and `cJSON`.
+
+Simply run `make`.
+
+## Usage
+
+`./isbn [isbn]`