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catpower73 · 03-14-2010, 02:01 PM

In addition to my previous post(s). If you are into freeware (whether it be open source or not), then the most promising candidate for cataloging and maintaining e-books I ran into was "eKitaab". This is a Java application with a clean interface which uses the Amazon webservice to get a book's metadata with only the ISBN number as a reference. In a way, I do the same thing now, not using a real application however, but a low-level script in stead.

So why am I not using eKitaab? Because development stopped at version 0.6, using the old Amazon webservice as a source for metadata. Since Amazon has changed its interface, the code has not been updated. It is a pity, because eKitaab really seemed promising.

I have been thinking of collaborating with the developer of that application, to create a newer version, because I happen to be a Java programmer myself (well, sort of), but I also happen to be a little lazy (unfortunately) so I'm not sure if I will be able to work on that in the near future.

03-14-2010, 02:01 PM	#144
catpower73 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none	In addition to my previous post(s). If you are into freeware (whether it be open source or not), then the most promising candidate for cataloging and maintaining e-books I ran into was "eKitaab". This is a Java application with a clean interface which uses the Amazon webservice to get a book's metadata with only the ISBN number as a reference. In a way, I do the same thing now, not using a real application however, but a low-level script in stead. So why am I not using eKitaab? Because development stopped at version 0.6, using the old Amazon webservice as a source for metadata. Since Amazon has changed its interface, the code has not been updated. It is a pity, because eKitaab really seemed promising. I have been thinking of collaborating with the developer of that application, to create a newer version, because I happen to be a Java programmer myself (well, sort of), but I also happen to be a little lazy (unfortunately) so I'm not sure if I will be able to work on that in the near future. Last edited by catpower73; 03-14-2010 at 06:52 PM.