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Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by wzy on Sunday December 13, 2020 @09:51AM (#25406911)
> 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.

Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by throw0101a on Sunday December 13, 2020 @10:00AM (#25406986)
See 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://www.worldcat.org

Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by benibela on Sunday December 13, 2020 @01:44PM (#25408949)
that would be great, if it had an open API

It is useless without API

Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by ErikBjare on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:25AM (#25415014)
Open Library looks like it has a decent API: https://openlibrary.org/developers/api
Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by FalconSensei on Sunday December 13, 2020 @09:17PM (#25412785)
Also, user review, lists and tagging/bookshelves. Just massive data
Re:Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing A... by stjohnswarts on Sunday December 13, 2020 @07:09PM (#25411856)
Hopefully 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.