I know there's an existing Movable Type module for amazon integration, but I just came across a need of my own that pushes me into the mindset that I should build my own utility. I'd like an easy way to insert links to books - be they for reference or whatever.
You should be able to enter an ISBN number, and have the utility produce the Title, Author, and Publisher for you in an organized manner. It should be able to utilize multiple api's to garner information, produce links to multiple sources - not just amazon links, produce affiliate or non-affiliate links, and be easily configurable within a few of the big CMS's and also should have a flying solo syntax for use within non-supported CMS's and also have a web interface for those who just want the utility and don't want to run it from the command line or develop their own front end for it.
Seems like a simple enough problem. I know that Amazon has an API as well as Safari/Oreilly. I'll have to look into B&N and other major sites. Hopefully they can all return a set of data based on ISBN. Hopefully as well, they have the ability to search by title, author, or other information.
Sitemap stuff first, then book stuff. APIs are fun!
Talk About Book Processing
