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Books API and Access
nigeltstahl I have done exactly this. I find Google Books gives me more comprehensive results (more potential matches), although I do prefer the kinds of information you typically get from Open Library. I have a whole series of videos documenting building of the Power Apps version of this application.
It includes the Google Books API in one of the videos.
The Access version is quite complex. No real chance I can provide a working sample quickly. I will try to put something together, though, over the next week or so because I have a second request for the Access version. If I can put it into a shareable format, I'll consider doing that. In the meantime, you can also find a couple of videos on YouTube on the same topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kjyx1qIXY
The point is that you can make this happen, but it's not for the weekend Access developer. If your primary goal is running a bookstore, and you are not ready to really invest serious time in learning Access, you might want to reach out for direct assistance. Richard Hanson runs a bookstore on his Access application. You might start there.