I was actually just looking at the open library stuff today a little bit.

I think they have bulk downloads (and an API) that may include things like
descriptions for works.

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45883W.json

On Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 9:30 PM Ralph LeVan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I've been asked to  provide searching on book blurbs. Specifically, search
> for books that had blurbs by a particular person.
>
> Anyone have ideas on how to get that information? I'm afraid we're looking
> at Amazon or scraping the publishers themselves. Any help would be
> appreciated!
>
> Ralph
>
> Ralph LeVan
> OCLC Research, retired
>