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The manuals have a big watermark right through the center of each page, which isn't even translucent; it completely obscures the content behind it. See https://www.manualslib.com/manual/464698/Honda-Civic.html?pa... for a random example, where the watermark completely obscures the model number of the Honda Civic's automatic transmission.

Is there some way to pay to remove the watermark? Is that how this works, these manuals are effectively just free previews?



I just downloaded the pdf for free and there was no watermark. Looks like this only exists in the web preview.


there is still a watermark at the bottom left corner of the downloaded content, so they do modify the original documents. Not good.


Does it block content?


I downloaded two. One had no watermark at all the other has the manualslib URL on the bottom left not blocking any content.


That seems reasonable.


The magnifying glass in the upper right bypasses the watermark.




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