Books as APIs: What are They and Why Should Publishers Care?

Many have suggested APIs are the future of publishing. But little is understood about what an API is and how how it applies to publishing. We explain and offer examples. Share this story:

Discussion: SURVEY: Is It Time to Get Rid of the ISBN? ISBNs date back to the 1960s, but many think the system no longer reflects the realities of the digital age. Should the ISBN system be abolished, updated, or left alone? Share this story:

More News from PP: Ben Fountain, Our Favorite of 2012, Among NBCC Prize Winners Among this year's NBCC Award winners: Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk for fiction and Andrew Solomon's Far From the Trees for nonfiction. German Powerhouses Launch Tolino Ebook Platform to Take On Amazon German booksellers Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, with Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom, have launched Tolino, a new ebook platform to compete with Amazon.

From the Archives: Publishing In The Digital Devices Boom: The Importance of APIs The number of digital reading devices are multiplying. Publishers can best handle this distribution opportunity by developing an API.