Add a book should get book data using ISBN
Bug #345270 reported by
Edward Betts
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
When users add a book they have to fill in lots of fields. We could change the add a book page to a two step process like this:
On the first page says "Enter a 10 or 13-digit ISBN, or leave blank if the book has no ISBN.", there is a text box to for the ISBN and a button labeled 'Next'.
The next page looks the same as the current add a book page, but if the user has entered an ISBN we lookup the book on Amazon and fill in as many fields as we can.
| Changed in openlibrary: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Add a book should try and get book data using ISBN + Add a book should get book data using ISBN |
Revision history for this message
| Anand Chitipothu (anandology) wrote Re: [Bug 345270] [NEW] Add a book should try and get book data using ISBN | #1 |
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2009/3/19 Edward Betts <email address hidden>:
> Public bug reported:
>
> When users add a book they have to fill in lots of fields. We could
> change the add a book page to a two step process like this:
>
> On the first page says "Enter a 10 or 13-digit ISBN, or leave blank if
> the book has no ISBN.", there is a text box to for the ISBN and a button
> labeled 'Next'.
>
> The next page looks the same as the current add a book page, but if the
> user has entered an ISBN we lookup the book on Amazon and fill in as
> many fields as we can.
Shouldn't we keep crawling amazon feeds regularly and get all new books Amazon?
The same thing could be done for bookcovers, but I am thinking of
checking with amazon automatically when a cover is not found.