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-# aws-bookstore-demo-app
+## AWS Bookstore Demo App
+
 AWS Bookstore Demo App is a full-stack sample web application that creates a storefront (and backend) for customers to shop for fictitious books. The entire application can be created with a single template.
+
+## License Summary
+
+This sample code is made available under a modified MIT license. See the LICENSE file.