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Open Library
An open, editable catalogue of books, editions, and authors run by the Internet Archive, holding records for over 40 million editions and works, with links to borrowable copies. You can search by title or look up a specific ISBN through its keyless API, or browse the catalogue on the web. It is a solid general-purpose stop for bibliographic details and for finding where a book can be read or borrowed.
Чем полезен и как работает
Open Library's strength is breadth: it aims to hold a record for every book ever published, making it the first place to check for bibliographic details on any edition. You can search by title, author, or ISBN on the website, and its API accepts ISBN or Open Library identifiers for programmatic lookups. Where the Internet Archive holds a borrowable scan, Open Library links directly to it, so you can move from a catalogue record to a readable copy in one click.
Что внутри
Over 50 million edition records covering works in virtually every language and era, with borrowable digital copies available for a substantial share of them.
Доступ по API
https://openlibrary.org/api/books?bibkeys=ISBN: <isbn>&format=json&jscmd=data ; search https://openlibrary.org/search.json?q= ...
Доступ
Programmatic API access (a key may be required, see the API tag).