Open library has covers/metadata; alas no spines! I built an interface similar to this for Open Library using library classifications for sorting: https://openlibrary.org/explore
Most ebooks have embedded cover images that Calibre will automatically extract. I know of https://isbndb.com/ which has covers of some resolution but I've never tried using them before.
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This is awesome!
If we want to extend this to be a whole virtual library, are there datasets that people know about for book covers?
One thing that would be cool is book spine datasets!
Open library has covers/metadata; alas no spines! I built an interface similar to this for Open Library using library classifications for sorting: https://openlibrary.org/explore
Most ebooks have embedded cover images that Calibre will automatically extract. I know of https://isbndb.com/ which has covers of some resolution but I've never tried using them before.
Good q! Check my other comment here about spine images.