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Monday, September 22, 2008

Google API

Google has released some APIs that allow you to embed a book-preview on your own website or blog


Browse Fretz Family History by Rev AJ Fretz:



If the coding explanation is beyond comprehension they have a Preview Wizard that generates a simple script that can be copy and pasted into a blog post or into a webapage.

The only thing you need is the BookSearchID which is the alphanumeric code that follows ID= in GoogleBooks search results.

1 comment:

  1. Terry ThorntonSeptember 25, 2008 at 1:21 PM

    John, Thanks for posting this information. I can see where such a gadget would be most helpful in blog articles. What remains to see is if I have the technical skills to embed such at my blog. I appreciate your calling this to attention.

    Terry Thornton
    Fulton, Mississippi
    HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI

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