Amazon Books

Search books across all sources with summaries and Amazon purchase links. Triggered when user asks about finding, buying, or searching for books.

Search books across all sources with summaries and Amazon purchase links.

What it does

• Search books by title, author, or keyword across multiple sources
• Return full book descriptions from Google Books API
• Provide direct Amazon purchase links
• Show Heardly summary if available
• Support multiple book sources (Heardly, Google Books, Open Library)
• Return user-friendly formatted text by default

When to use this skill

Use this skill when the user asks:

• "Do you have books by Kevin Kelly?"
• "Where can I buy books about happiness?"
• "Search for books on machine learning"
• "Find me books by Elon Musk"
• "What books are available about AI?"

Installation

clawhub install amazon-books

Usage

const AmazonBooksSkill = require('amazon-books');
const skill = new AmazonBooksSkill();

// Search books (returns formatted text)
const result = await skill.searchBooks({
  query: 'Kevin Kelly',
  limit: 5
});
console.log(result); // Directly readable text output

Output

Formatted text with:

• Title, author, description
• Amazon purchase link
• Heardly summary (if available)
• Ready to display to users

Data Sources

1. Heardly Database (5904 books) — fastest, local
2. Google Books API (free, millions of books)
3. Open Library API (free, open source)
4. Amazon Search Links (no API needed)

License

MIT