Yah, but same could be said for Amazon. From http://aws.amazon.com/agreement/

5.1.3. You are not permitted to use Amazon Associates Web Service with
any Application or for any use that does not have, as its principal
purpose, driving traffic to the Amazon Website and driving sales of
products and services on the Amazon Website.

Maybe libraries are under the radar, and maybe Amazon doesn't care,
but getting addicted to this stuff is not without risk. If the load
ever became something they cared about, they could turn it off in a
snap.

kyle

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You can get cover images from worldcat? How?  I'm pretty sure the worldcat
> ToS specifically disallow you from re-using those covers, even if you are
> managing to get them via machine access somehow.
>
> Lynch,Katherine wrote:
>>
>> Going along with Jonathan Rochkind, Amazon does a good job of supplying
>> some movie images.  Also in general, WorldCat, if that's an option to
>> you.  For a good example of wealth/response time, check out Gabe's video
>> search:
>> http://www.library.drexel.edu/video/search
>>
>> ---
>> Katherine Lynch
>> Library Webmaster
>> Drexel University Libraries
>> 215.895.1344 (p)
>> 215.895.2070 (f)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> Edward M. Corrado
>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:38 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Free cover images?
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We are reevaluating our source of cover images. At this point I have
>> identified four possible sources of free images:
>>
>> 1. Amazon
>> 2. Google Books
>> 3. LibraryThing
>> 4. OpenLibrary
>>
>> I know that their is some question if the Amazon and Google books images
>>
>> will allow this (although I've also yet to hear Amazon or Google telling
>>
>> libraries that use their Web services for this to cease and desist).
>> However, besides that issue, has anyone noticed any technical problems with
>> any of these four? I'm especially concerned about slow and/or non-consistent
>> performance.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>
>



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