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Answer to google book search answer
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Books</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
var i = 0;
var searchTerm = '';
function getBooks(subject, startIndex){
$.get('https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes', {
q: subject,
startIndex: startIndex,
maxResults: 20
}, function(data) {
i = data.items.length;
$.each(data.items, function(index, value) {
var div = $('<div>');
div.appendTo('#image-div');
var title = value.volumeInfo.title;
var author = value.volumeInfo.authors;
div.html(title + '</br>' + author);
var img = $('<img>');
img.attr('src', value.volumeInfo.imageLinks.thumbnail);
img.appendTo(div);
});
});
}
function search(){
searchTerm = $('.searchBox').val();
getBooks(searchTerm, i);
}
$('.searchBtn').click(search);
$('#my_button').click(function(){
getBooks(searchTerm, i);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type='text' class='searchBox'/>
<button class='searchBtn'>Search</button>
<div id='image-div'>
</div>
<button id='my_button'>More</button>
</body>
</html>
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