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It is worth a try, but where does one get all the book cover images, ISBN etc in bulk? I remember someone making open source version of IMDB (can't remember th
by akudha 7y ago
It is worth a try, but where does one get all the book cover images, ISBN etc in bulk?
I remember someone making open source version of IMDB (can't remember the link now), I think I saw it on Patreon. Would be nice to make something similar for books.
One feature I'd love as a user (specifically for non-fiction books) - given a book, show me all books referenced in that book (in the chapter, footnotes etc). I've found quite a few gems, simply by scanning the referenced books list in the books that I like. After all, the author is an expert on the subject, and it is safe to assume he/she would have read tons of books than me on the subject.
- jpindar 7y agoCalibre can download metadata and covers from a number of sources, mine lists: Amazon, Big Book Search, Edelweiss, Google, Google Images, OZON.ru, Open Library, and Overdrive. Of course I'm only searching for one book at a time.
- akudha 7y agobut can you use these covers though, especially if you have ads on your site etc? aren't those images Amazon's property?
- cowsandmilk 7y agoNo, they generally are the property of the publishers....
- PKop 7y agoPerhaps this: https://www.themoviedb.org/?language=en-US https://www.themoviedb.org/?language=en-US