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> Amazon doesn't want Goodreads data to be used to add value to their competitors' This is it exactly. Goodreads was/is the best/largest source of information
by wzy 6y ago
> Amazon doesn't want Goodreads data to be used to add value to their competitors'
This is it exactly. Goodreads was/is the best/largest source of information on books available online.
- throw0101a 6y agoSee also WorldCat: > WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 17,900 libraries in 123 countries and territories[4] that participate in the OCLC global cooperative. It is operated by OCLC, Inc.[5] The subscribing member libraries collectively maintain WorldCat's database, the world's largest bibliographic database.[6] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldCat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldCat * https://www.worldcat.org https://www.worldcat.org
- benibela 6y agothat would be great, if it had an open API It is useless without API
- FalconSensei 6y agoAlso, user review, lists and tagging/bookshelves. Just massive data
- ErikBjare 6y agoOpen Library looks like it has a decent API: https://openlibrary.org/developers/api https://openlibrary.org/developers/api
- stjohnswarts 6y agoHopefully the Justice department can use this as fodder for a potential breakup. It clearly demonstrates how monopolies kill competition, not by competing but by buying and extinguishing.