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Is it possible to search for books that have been blurbed by certain authors? For example, if I'm interested in a list of books that Donald Knuth, or heaven for

Is it possible to search for books that have been blurbed by certain authors? For example, if I'm interested in a list of books that Donald Knuth, or heaven forbid Gary Shteyngart, has blurbed and recommended, how would I go about doing that? Often the product descriptions will have blurbs or reviews from various sources listed on the Amazon page to induce individuals to read the book or atleast permit it to capture their attention.

LeifCarrotson 10y ago
> blurbed What does this mean? Is it a typo for blogged, a new social network used by Knuth and Shteyngart, or a word I've never heard of?
- ronp2016 10y ago
  I think he means the quotes praising the book that appear typically on the back cover of a physical book. https://susanleighnoble.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/writing-an-awesome-book-blurb/ https://susanleighnoble.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/writing-an-...
  - giarc 10y ago
    I think they may refer to the actual Amazon page, found under "Editorial Reviews". For example, from a random book I found. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385542364/ref=s9_qpp_gw_d99_g14_i4_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=2VTHTMFBDX8J4H9DN6BZ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=6aad23bd-3035-4a40-b691-0eefb1a18396&pf_rd_i=desktop https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385542364/ref=s9_qpp_gw_d... Editorial reviews by Oprah, someone from the NYT, People, NPR etc.
ceyhunkazel 10y ago
It is not possible, but can be implemented Amazon Advertising API /scraping and machine learning.