Hello!
For a library application to be used internally in our company, I want to write an applet that gets the output of a scanner used to read the barcode of books. The applet should find out the textual information about it by accessing sites of Amazon or eBay.
As I am new to the subject, I searched the Internet and found out the Product Advertising API would give me what I want, but the application I want write does apply to the terms & conditions, i.e. it is not an primarily commercial and brings no gains to Amazon. So, Amazon would block my access sooner or later, if I would try.
My QUESTIONS:
- Does Amazon gives a free access WITHOUT any restrictions for non-commercial applications?
- Does eBay provide a free and non-restrictive API?
- If no way through (1)/(2), what other ways are possible to acquire such information automatically?
Thanks for any useful hint!