diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ebd5720..95a0ce2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 ncurses = "5.101.0"
-termsize = "0.1"
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+termsize = "0.1"
+epub = "1.2.2"
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diff --git a/pg8800.epub b/pg8800.epub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d99ea7
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fe6e483..f526f0a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,119 +2,36 @@
 Program: Bibliofile
 Language: Rustc 1.68.0
 ide: Visual Studio Code
-Operating system: Linux Mint 21.1
+Operating system: 
 Purpose: ncurses based ereader and library manager for Linux terminal environments. 
-Last edited: 10:18 PM 3/16/23
+Last edited: 9:55 PM 5/1/23
 */
 
-use std::fs::File;
+use epub::doc::EpubDoc;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::env;
-extern crate ncurses;
-extern crate termsize;
+extern crate ncurses; //display framework
+extern crate termsize; //makes sure ncurses border maches term size
 
 
 //initial function. Reads the ebook passed by argument.
 //TODO: add visual library to pull up ebooks.
 fn main() {
-    //let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-    //let filename = &args[1];
-    menu();
-
-}
-
-
-
-//Gets files in directory and returns string with contents.
-fn get_directory() -> String{
-
-    
-
-
-    let mut dir: String = "".to_string();
-    let mut hold: String;
-    let paths = fs::read_dir("./").unwrap();
-    for path in paths {
-        hold = path.unwrap().path().display().to_string();
-        dir.push_str(&hold);
-        dir.push_str("\n");
-    }
-    println!("{}", &dir);
-    return dir;
-}
-
-
-//Generates menu screen
-fn menu(){
-    let termsize::Size {mut rows, mut cols} = termsize::get().unwrap();
-
-    
-    println!("height: {} \nwidth: {} \n", rows, cols);
-    rows -= 5;
-    cols -= 5;
-    ncurses::initscr();
-    ncurses::clear();
-    let win = ncurses::newwin(rows as i32, cols as i32, 0, 0);
-    ncurses::wprintw(win, &get_directory());
-    ncurses::refresh();
-    ncurses::box_(win, 0, 0);
-    ncurses::wrefresh(win);
-    ncurses::getch();
-    ncurses::endwin();
-    
-
-}
-
-//screen init function
-fn screen(line: &str){
-
-    ncurses::initscr();
-    ncurses::clear();
-    ncurses::addstr(line);
-    ncurses::refresh();
-    ncurses::getch();
-    ncurses::endwin();
-
-}
-
-
-
-//parses UTF8 files. Does not work if it has BOM or CRLF line terminators. Currently searching for fix.
-fn text(filename: &str) -> std::io::Result<()>{
-    
-    
-    let mut file = File::open(filename).expect("cannot open file.");
-    let mut contents = String::new();
-    file.read_to_string(&mut contents).expect("unreadable file.");
-
-    
-    screen(&contents);
-    Ok(())
-
-
-}
-
-
-//parses pdf files
-fn pdf(){
-
-
-}
-
-
-//parses mobi files
-fn mobi(){
-
-
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let filename = &args[1];
+    epub(filename);
 
 }
 
 
 //parses epub files
-fn epub(){
-
+fn epub(epub_file: &str){
 
+    println!("{}", epub_file);
+    let doc = EpubDoc::new(&epub_file);
+    assert!(doc.is_ok());
+    let doc = doc.unwrap();
 }