Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library

Re:Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library by axod on Friday October 26, 2007 @08:25AM (#72875)

I don't really see what problem is solves... maybe I don't have such a passion for books.

Sounds like unless you want really detailed information on out of print books, what already exists is good enough.

Am I missing the killer feature?

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Re:Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library by apgwoz on Friday October 26, 2007 @09:24AM (#72890)

Aaron Swartz is the "killer" feature. How long before this goes the way of abandonment?

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Re:Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library by daltonlp on Sunday October 28, 2007 @07:08PM (#73547)

A fair question. Looks like other folks are doing the bulk of the coding:

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Re:Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library by bdr on Friday October 26, 2007 @01:27PM (#72945)

The problem is that books can be inaccessible. Here are some possible reasons:

-[Cost] You can't afford any books

-[Geographic] There are no libraries or bookstores where you live

-[Rarity] Only 3 copies are extant, and some jerk at Harvard has them all checked out until 2012

If you don't care about books, then no, this probably doesn't directly help you.

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Re:Video of Aaron Swartz discussing the Open Library by Nate on Friday October 26, 2007 @01:53PM (#72951)

The Open Library is also a non-commercial source of information about books, i.e. an alternative to Amazon.com. See this article:

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