ASIN in Amazon URLs
On Amazon's USA-targeted web site, a product's web address (URL) may contain its ASIN in any of the following formats:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
- http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
- http://www.amazon.com/
/dp/ASIN-VALUE-HERE
where ASIN-VALUE-HERE is replaced by the actual ASIN.
For example, using the "dp" ("detail page") URL format, the 4th paperback edition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, whose ISBN is 0-205-30902-X, would be found at:
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/020530902X
Similar URLs can be constructed for Amazon web sites in other countries:
- Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/020530902X
- China: http://www.amazon.cn/dp/020530902X
- France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/020530902X
- Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/020530902X
- Italy: http://www.amazon.it/dp/020530902X
- Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/020530902X
- Spain: http://www.amazon.es/dp/020530902X
- United Kingdom: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/020530902X
However, not all sites carry all titles; for example, the ASIN B000J8VLEC only appears on Amazon.jp.
Also note that the Kindle edition of a book will not use its ISBN as the ASIN.
Read more about this topic: Amazon Standard Identification Number