Re: Laundry list for NGC (long post) -- How does Koha measure up?

Amazon licenses for free, but you have to link back to them wherever
you use their data. How many libraries want to become an Amazon sales
channel?

Tim

On 12/12/06, Casey Durfee <Casey.Durfee <at> spl.org> wrote:
>
>
> How are you doing the amazon content without violating their terms of
> service?  They limit you to 1 request/IP address/second and put strict
> limits on how long you can cache their information for.  You're not loading
> the Amazon content on the client side with JSON or something, so the Koha
> server is doing the requests for data from Amazon.  How is Koha getting
> around that limitation?
>
> --Casey
>
> >>> Joshua Ferraro jmf <at> liblime.com> 12/12/2006 12:28 PM >>
>
>
> >    *I want descriptions, dangit!  And why does no software exist for
> >    integrating series information in the catalog??  I want to know what
> the
> >    next book is!  (nothing like clicking on something you think you know
> what
> >    it is, and then it really isn't.  I HATE that for something I might be
> >    interested in, I have to go to Amazon first to find anything)
> So ... how about having Amazon.com descriptions in your catalog ... and
> how about having them downloaded in real time as you pull up the record?
> Amazon licenses this material for free under its Associates and
> Developer programs.
>
> Here's what that looks like using Koha ZOOM's Amazon module:
>
> http://search.athenscounty.lib.oh.us/bib/158735
>
> Heck, why limit yourself to descriptions, take a look at the ratings and
> reviews as well. And while you're at it, might as well click on the
> image which takes you directly to the book itself so you can read it
> online.
>