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Originally Posted by cld01k
It's interesting (and a bit ironic) that open platforms like Project Gutenberg often provide more robust and flexible APIs than some major commercial stores...  |
No irony at all. The major commercial stores only want to sell. Most only provide an API to major suppliers and don't want the public to use an API at all. Gutenberg even explains how to mirror the entire site. They have a different goal to any retailer. Totally to be expected.