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| Endpoint | Price | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
GET /author-books | $0.02 | Free Project Gutenberg books by an author name, most downloaded first, with birth and death years. |
GET /book-by-id | $0.02 | One Project Gutenberg book by its ebook number: authors, subjects, languages, copyright flag and download links. |
GET /book-search | $0.02 | Search free Project Gutenberg books by title or author words, optionally in one language, with download links. |
GET /era-books | $0.02 | Free Project Gutenberg books by authors alive in a year range, such as 1800 to 1850, most downloaded first. |
GET /gutenberg-links | $0.02 | Standard Project Gutenberg page, text, EPUB, Kindle, HTML and cover URLs for an ebook number, built without a lookup. |
GET /popular-books | $0.02 | The most downloaded free Project Gutenberg books right now, overall or in one language, with links. |
GET /topic-books | $0.02 | Free Project Gutenberg books on a subject or bookshelf such as cooking or astronomy, most downloaded first. |
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