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#!/usr/bin/perl
###########################################
# asin_fetch
# Mike Schilli, 2003 (m@perlmeister.com)
# Fetch book info by ASIN
#     asin_fetch 0201360683
###########################################
use warnings;
use strict;

use Net::Amazon;
use Net::Amazon::Request::ASIN;

use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy);

Log::Log4perl->easy_init({level => $INFO, layout => '%F{1}-%L: %m%n'});

my $ua = Net::Amazon->new(
    associate_tag => $ENV{AMAZON_ASSOCIATE_TAG},
    token         => $ENV{AMAZON_TOKEN},
    secret_key    => $ENV{AMAZON_SECRET_KEY},
    #response_dump => 0,
);

die "usage: $0 asin\n(use 0201360683 as " .
    "an example)\n" unless defined $ARGV[0];

my $req = Net::Amazon::Request::ASIN->new(
    asin  => $ARGV[0],
);

  # Response is Net::Amazon::ASIN::Response
my $resp = $ua->request($req);

if($resp->is_success()) {
    print $resp->as_string(), "\n";
} else {
    print "Error: ", 
          $resp->message(), "\n";
}