[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38181: Add oEmbed support for Amazon Kindle Instant Previews

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#38181: Add oEmbed support for Amazon Kindle Instant Previews
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 Reporter:  jsepia                               |       Owner:  swissspidy
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Embeds                               |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing has-unit-    |     Focuses:
  tests                                          |
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Comment (by swissspidy):

 Thanks for your answers, @jsepia!

 > For now, the service only provides embeds for KIP URLs
 (`read.amazon.com` et al).
 >
 > We would like to generate embeds for any Amazon URL that represents a
 Kindle book ([https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SEGUDE example]), but whether
 we enable this feature will depend on multiple factors. For one, we need
 to verify and ensure that our service can handle the additional load with
 no impact to the end user experience.
 >
 > We currently have no plans to generate embeds for Amazon products that
 aren't books. Those will return a 404 as prescribed by the oEmbed spec.

 So right now, when I want to embed a book in a blog post, I cannot simply
 copy the URL in my browser's address bar and paste it into the editor.
 Instead, I need to follow the instructions on
 https://www.amazon.com/kindleinstantpreview, i.e. click the "Embed" link
 next to the other sharing options and copy the embed URL. Without the
 patch, the only difference is that I need to copy the embed code
 (`<iframe…`) instead. At least that's my understanding and if that is
 correct, there's no substantial benefit in implementing this.

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