I am all for it! How do we do this?
I have some free time now, I am willing to do the data entry. i'll start with my books (have quite a few of them). I just need help to set it up - where will it be hosted? What do I use as a server side app? If anyone sends me links to resources and provides the hosting, I am willing to do the rest... Thanks! Amichai. On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 10:59, E L <elyl...@cs.huji.ac.il> wrote: > It's not complicated to write a plugin to Calibre that does what you want. > But personally I don't like working for commercial companies for free. > I think the right thing to do is to go the cddb way of making a free > database > for books and dana codes. I don't trust a company to not all the sudden > change their mind and decide to ask for money. > > Ely > > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Amichai Rotman <amic...@iglu.org.il>wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Just a quick recap: >> >> I would like to add my 300~ Hebrew books to by Calibre [1] catalog. I >> already add most of my English books. The "problem" with Hebrew books is >> that they have no ISBN (almost all of the new ones) but the Israeli >> equivalent - D.A.N.A. Code. >> Currently, there is no way to freely query the D.A.N.A. Code database. >> This code is provided and the database is maintained by a private company >> called Dana Code Systems [2]. >> >> I understand it is easy enough to write a plugin to extend Calibre's >> capabilities, so I thought maybe we (as in the FOSS community in Israel) can >> write that plugin and query the database. I called Dana Code Systems >> and spoke with Uri - a developer. >> >> He says it's not a problem to query their data base for book info, but the >> info included is intended for book shops and book distributors: Price, >> category, author - no book cover or summery. >> >> He is willing to grant us query access to the data base if I convince him >> it will be worth while for his company from a business point of view, i.e.: >> They will provide the access in return for paying customers, being a private >> company and all... >> >> Dana Code Systems sells a year subscription to access their data base. >> They once considered populating the DB with the missing data (cover image, >> summery etc.), and even found a Librarian that was willing to do the data >> entry, but they dropped it due to financial reasons. >> >> In short, any of you can think of a way we can, as a community, make this >> happen? >> >> I am willing to help, but I am no developer, just a Linux user... :-) >> >> Uri is waiting for an e-mail from me, with my suggestion. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Amichai. >> >> [1] http://calibre-ebook.com/ >> [2] http://www.danacode.co.il/ >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:57, E L <nak...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Do you know any site that can be used to get the information by the >>> D.A.N.A code? >>> >>> Ely >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Amichai Rotman <amic...@iglu.org.il>wrote: >>> >>>> Dana Code is the Israeli equivalent to ISBN. >>>> >>>> Pick up any Hebrew book from your bookshelf and look on the back cover, >>>> where the barcode is. >>>> On Aug 24, 2011 10:09 PM, "E L" <nak...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > There are Hebrew books which don't have ISBN number? >>>> > And what's a dana code? I can't find it on google? >>>> > >>>> > Ely >>>> > >>>> > 2011/8/24 Amichai Rotman <amic...@iglu.org.il> >>>> > >>>> >> Dana Systems >>>> >>> >>> >> >
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