thieme2pdf is a download script written in python (http://www.python.org/) to download ebooks from the thieme ebook library.
I have written this software for personal use which is why the code is far from perfect. Patches are welcome.


== Licencse ==
GPL v3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)


== Usage ==
python thieme2pdf.py --isbn=ISBN
python thieme2pdf.py --isbn=ISBN --offset=5      //begin downloading with a 5 page offset
python thieme2pdf.py --isbn=ISBN --out=FILENAME  //define a output filename. Default is ISBN.pdf

i.e.:
	python thieme2pdf.py --isbn=9783131471413
	INFO: ISBN: 9783131471413 offset: 1 out: 9783131471413.pdf
	INFO: downloading pages 2 - 12
	INFO: downloading pages 13 - 23
	...
	INFO: did not succeed. reducing stepsize
	INFO: convert pdf to ps
	INFO: processing page set 1 of 7
	...
	INFO: and now back to pdf again
	INFO: processing page set 1 of 7
	...
	INFO: merging
	INFO: generating TOC
	INFO: successfully written TOC
	INFO: written pdf to 9783131471413.pdf


== Prerequisites ==
 - Python           tested with python 2.5, 2.6
 - XPDF - pdftops   (http://foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html)
 - pdftk            (http://www.pdflabs.com/docs/install-pdftk/)
 - ps2pdf           (http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/AFPL/6.50/Ps2pdf.htm)
 - jpdfbookmarks    (http://flavianopetrocchi.blogspot.com/)


== FAQ ==
none so far ;)


== Todo ==
 - code cleanup
 - more intelligent algorithm to detect the end of an ebook
 - reduce dependencies