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The metadata itself is not a moat. ISBN APIs allow for easy access to primary data attributes of a book. The social data that Goodreads aggregates is definitel

The metadata itself is not a moat. ISBN APIs allow for easy access to primary data attributes of a book. The social data that Goodreads aggregates is definitely a moat, because it powers their SEO efforts further.

pkilgore 5y ago
kindle integration.
tmcw 5y ago
Which APIs? Worldcat, with decent data but paid licensing and lots of dirty data? Amazon’s, which they’ll shut down if you build a competitor? Try finding an API that gives you high-quality book cover images, too. And the ability to retain results.