[Koha-bugs] [Bug 7187] Prioritize cover image sources such as Amazon, Google and add fail over i.e. if first source fails, go to next

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=7187

Cab Vinton <spl at metrocast.net> changed:

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--- Comment #21 from Cab Vinton <spl at metrocast.net> ---
An additional thought -- I believe that at present an ISBN is required to
retrieve cover images. Many movies in particular, however, lack ISBNs.

In Amazon at least, many searches for the UPC will retrieve the correct item.
EG UPC 043396275140 retrieves:
http://www.amazon.com/District-9-Single-Disc-Sharlto-Copley/dp/B002SJIO4A/

So perhaps the 024 tag could be added as a potential source for cover images?

Note that in the example above Amazon provides yet another identifier, namely,
the ASIN (B002SJI04A). The ASIN is always present & could be added to the 024
by staff so that in theory users would have to only rarely, if ever, upload
local cover images.

That said, I have no idea how the various APIs work. Hopefully they're
compatible with the above approach.

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