ISBN -> bookdata Lookup to fill in a database

Question

Ok, I wanting to database a small library.

I\'ve only had limited experience with databases, and none with querying from a webserver.

I\'m going to want to r

Answer 1

The ISBNdb.com API looks simple. The following request should retrieve the information you want ... just substitute your access key for "YourKey" and the ISBN for "YourISBN".

https://isbndb.com/api/books.xml?access_key=YourKey&results=texts&index1=isbn&value1=YourISBN 

The response is XML which contains information about the single book whose ISBN you submitted.