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Google Book Search API

Oct 31, 2008

Google Book Search API released   http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-23-n31.html

Google now offers a book search API which allows other sites (like libraries) to embed book previews, query for certain book information, or just link to books at Book Search. In the blog post announcing this, Google mentions it had already partnered with several online book sites who use its widget-style preview functionality-like this BooksaMillion.com page which shows a "Google preview" button. Clicking the button opens a box that lets you page through parts of the book, search, and zoom....