OpenBook WordPress Plugin
OpenBook is useful for book reviewers, book bloggers, library webmasters, anyone who to put book covers and other book data on a WordPress website.
Users download the plugin then place an OpenBook ’shortcode’ in a WordPress post, page or text widget, along with a book identifier such as an ISBN, like so: [openbook booknumber="9780864924933"]. OpenBook replaces the shortcode with a book cover image, title, author, publisher, and other book data, like the example in this page, or the one in the sidebar.
OpenBook links to detailed book information in Open Library, the main data source, as well as other book sites. Users have complete control over the display through templates. OpenBook can link to library records by configuring an OpenURL resolver or through a WorldCat link. OpenBook inserts COinS so that other applications like Zotero can pick up the book data.
Please see the OpenBook support site for announcements and support documentation. You can also email me: openbook@johnmiedema.ca.
