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This seems to have a simple solution - if you can't find any reference to a particular book by googling its title, then it likely does not exist.

You have too much faith in Commissar Google. I know of numerous books which don't appear on Google. Likely the tip of the iceberg.

The problem is that this solution runs counter to what is expected from AI customers today: subscribe and turn off your brain.

(Yes, I know about the phrases written below every singe one of them. They're probably being taken just as seriously as ToS.)

It depends on the title. Many titles are difficult to search for.

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