Integration into online presences for bookshops and publishers

Connect the VLB database for bookselling online shop solutions

VLB product types can be integrated into bookselling online shop solutions via the VLB web interface. With the integration of the VLB web interface, the most extensive inventory of German-language available publications is available in the online shop solution.

If you implement VLB data in a bookselling online shop solution, we can, upon review, adopt your internet presence into the list of companies available with standard online shop solutions with integration of the VLB data. You will find the list of providers that already offer standard solutions here.

Advantages

  • VLB is the most comprehensive database of available titles
  • Access to the VLB search, own search technology not required
  • Price reliability, as the VLB is the price reference database
  • Complete product metadata from one source and in high quality


Import easily from the VLB into publishing firm presences with central data management

By means of the VLB web interface, publishing houses can access their own inventory of titles and integrate it into their own internet presence.

Advantages

  • Central data maintenance in the VLBiStock-180207070_LupeCMYK.png#asset:4104
  • All updates automatically become available for the publishing house’s website, no more different data versions
  • Complete product metadata in high quality thanks to the validation processes of the VLB

Free access to VLB web interface for software providers

To implement the VLB connection, software providers receive free access to the VLB web interface for development purposes.

A requirement for the activation of the VLB components for customers is that the customers have taken out a VLB subscription or concluded a contract for use of the VLB data in the online shop and possess valid access data to the VLB database that can be entered into the application.

Request VLB API use contract and Technical Specifications of the VLB web interface.

Would you like to connect the VLB database to a merchandise management system or bibliographing software? Find all the information here