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📚 Book Lookup Tool

Search by Title/Author or ISBN to get comprehensive book information

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Search by ISBN

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Enter ISBN with or without hyphens

Example: 9780123456789 or 978-0-123-45678-9

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Format 1: Just ISBNs (one per line)

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Scott Fitzgerald\n ```\n\n2. **Paste and Process**:\n - Paste the data into the bulk input textarea\n - Click \"Process Bulk Data\"\n - The app will automatically detect the format and search for each book\n\n### Export Results\n\n- **CSV Download**: Click \"📥 Download CSV\" to get a file named `book-lookup-YYYY-MM-DD.csv`\n- **Copy Data**: Click \"📋 Copy to Clipboard\" to copy tab-separated data for pasting into spreadsheets\n- **Clear Results**: Click \"🗑️ Clear\" to remove all results and start over\n\n## Example Usage\n\n### Individual Search\n```\nTitle: \"The Great Gatsby\"\nAuthor: \"F. Scott Fitzgerald\"\n→ Returns: Title, Author, ISBN, Year (1925), Publisher, Pages, Summary\n```\n\n### Bulk Input Format\n```\nFormat 1 - ISBNs only:\n150673524X\n1839767502\n1613164076\n\nFormat 2 - Title, Author (tab-separated):\nCosmopolis\tDon DeLillo\nFire in Paradise\tAlastair Gee\nThe Great Gatsby\tF. 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