# Module to track books and their reviews for my users? Amazon

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**Created:** [July 26, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-to-track-books-and-their-reviews-for-my-users-amazon/110492 "2007-07-26T20:48:15Z")\
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I’m currently 'spec’ing out an application to allow my users to review  
books that are topical to their needs. I started ‘stealing’ the layout  
that Amazon seems to keep for each book and relate it to author,  
reviews, vendors, etc.  
I’ve come around to the idea that if I could find and keep the ‘key’  
for each amazon book and use this as a parent record for my users to  
review, that I’d be far ahead of the game as no one would have to  
enter all the laborious data such as ISBN numbers.  
Has anyone found a way to access the Amazon ‘books for sale’ database  
by a key in their own database? Has anyone written such a ‘book  
review’ application?  
I am grateful to hear any ideas and happy to collaborate.  
Thank you,  
Kathy  
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/module-to-track-books-and-their-reviews-for-my-users-amazon/110492/2 "2007-07-26T21:15:19Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> review’ application?  
> I am grateful to hear any ideas and happy to collaborate.  
> Thank you,  
> Kathy

Take a look at Amazon’s ECS Web Service:

[http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=5](http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=5)

Google on:

ECS Amazon Ruby

for some ECS Ruby libraries.

–  
Michael W.