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I'm looking for alternatives to Google Book Search API.

Ideally, something with more detailed information about books.

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Try the RESTful API from ISBN DB http://isbndb.com/api/v2/docs

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I have been using the API from the literature social network GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/api

I find the results are a lot more relevant then Google Books because there relevance ordering takes a books popularity on the site into account. You don't get results like multiple versions of the same book or some obscure essay (this could be a plus or a minus depending on what you're doing).

However, the images are often missing and when they are there they are very low res!

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  • Unfortunately, the API was discontinued in SDC 2020 and no alternative has been offered yet, as of May 2021. https://www.goodreads.com/api – Sarah Trees May 25 '21 at 06:00