Our API directory now includes 53 books APIs. The newest is the Readmill API, a social platform for eReaders which we recently covered. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the Google Books API. We list 11 Google Books mashups. Below you’ll find some more stats from the directory, including the entire list of books APIs.
In terms of the technical details, REST and XML lead the way. There are 44 books REST APIs and 8 books SOAP APIs. Our directory lists 35 books XML APIs and 21 books JSON APIs.
The most common tags within books are 16 reference books APIs, 11 social books APIs and 10 library books APIs.
On the mashup side, we list 83 books mashups. We named Small Demons as mashup of the day in January.
For reference, here is a list of all 53 books APIs.
Abundant Barnes & Noble Price API: Book price retrieval service
aNobii API: Book sharing service
Bertram Books API: UK book retailing service
Bible Gateway API: Bible lookup services
Bible Lookup API: Bible lookup service
bkkeepr API: Book reading social services
Blurb API: Social book publishing platform
Bol.com API: Dutch online retail store
Book Glutton API: Convert HTML to EPUB
Bookleteer API: Craft booklet creation service
BookMooch API: Books exchange service
Bookshare API: Accessible Books For Readers with Print Disabilities
Bookworm ePub Reader API: Online book management service
Bowker Book Metadata Service API: Book descriptive metadata service
CatalogWS API: Academic library
Copac API: Search UK libraries
Direct Textbook API: Book price comparison service
ESV Bible Lookup API: Bible lookup service
Feedbooks API: Mobile book and RSS services
Goodreads API: Book search and social book services
Google Book Search Book Viewability API: Book search
Google Books API: Book search services
Hathi Trust Data Distribution API: Library catalog search service
hon.jp API: Japanese eBook metadata service
I'vRead API: Social Reading Record
iTrackmine Simple API: Collection sharing service
Library of Congress SRW API: Information database search
Library of Congress Subject Headings API: Access to the Library of Congress Subject Headings
LibraryThing API: Books database and community
Living Stones API: Bible lookup service
Luzme API: Ebook price data engine
New York Times Best Sellers API: New York Times best-seller lists data
O'Reilly Product Metadata Interface API: Book and publishing industry metadata interface
Open Library API: Library data access
OReilly Safari API: Book search
PaperBack Swap API: Book exchange service
PubEasy API: Publishing and book sales information service
Random House API: Book search and viewing service
Readernaut API: Social book review service
Readmill API: Online eBook discussion platform
ReadSocial API: Social reading service for reading applications
SendToReader API: Send web pages to Kindle devices
SharedBook API: On-demand reverse publishing system
SharedBookshelves API: Book sharing service
TasteKid API: Taste discovery service
Unglue.it API: Digital content relicensing service
USA Today Best-Selling Books API: Best-Selling Books Information Service
USA Today Book Reviews API: Book review service
What's on My Bookshelf API: Book trading community service
WorldCat Identities API: Library data access
WorldCat Search API: Library data access
WorldCat xISBN API: ISBN and book edition linking service
Yonda4 API: Reading lists and recommendations
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