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There are some great examples of using book barcode loopups in Excel here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3903731/book-list-getting...

so they are all wonderful?

i guess you have to see what the omissions are (some aren't praised for their documentation, for example, so presumably it sucks). but why not write reviews that are critical in places?

[andrew cooke: convincing americans to be less pleasant since 1967]

They do all sound pretty positive, but mostly because I omitted the lower quality API's so its not an exhaustive list. That being said, you are right and I'll go back and fill in the negative parts.

What are the limitations of each? I was reading somewhere that Amazon won't let you use its product API on mobile devices.

Not quite open, but Linkshare and commission junction also have good APIs if you're an approved reseller. If you want to advertise products from a particular retailer you can usually get their catalogue.

dont forget supermarketapi.com

Barcode APIs