also, if your script can handle a redirect, you can use our locator to find each item, e.g. http://www.archive.org/download/librariesreaders00fostuoft/ http://www.archive.org/download/developmentofchi00tancuoft/ http://www.archive.org/download/rulesregulations00brituoft/ as the data does migrate occasionally for maintenance. [log in to unmask] On 5/19/09 10:51 AM, raj kumar wrote: > On May 19, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > >> On May 19, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: >> >>> I applaud the Internet Archive and the Open Content Alliance's >>> efforts. archive.org++ >> >> Try this hack with Google Books, not. >> >> $ echo >> http://ia300206.us.archive.org/3/items/librariesreaders00fostuoft/ > >> libraries.urls >> >> $ echo >> http://ia310827.us.archive.org/0/items/developmentofchi00tancuoft/ >> >> libraries.urls >> >> $ echo >> http://ia310832.us.archive.org/2/items/rulesregulations00brituoft/ >> >> libraries.urls >> >> $ echo 'wget -erobots=off --wait 1 -np -m -nd -A >> _djvu.txt,.pdf,.gif,_marc.xml -R _bw.pdf -i $1' > mirror.sh >> >> $ chmod +x mirror.sh >> >> $ ./mirror.sh libraries.urls > > Here is a script that will let you download all the books from archive.org: > > http://blog.openlibrary.org/2008/11/24/bulk-access-to-ocr-for-1-million-books/ > > > You'll have to slightly modify it to download the format you want... > > -raj