Discover Your Next Great Read: Automated Book Recommendations
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Never run out of reading material again! This workflow automatically finds and recommends a new book every week. Get personalized book suggestions delivered straight to your inbox.
About This Workflow
Tired of the endless scroll for your next book? This n8n workflow streamlines the discovery process, bringing you exciting new titles directly. Set to run every Friday at 11:00 AM, it taps into the vast Open Library API. It starts by identifying a specific genre (currently set to 'juvenile_literature', but easily customizable). It then checks for available books within that genre. If books are found, it intelligently selects a random title, fetches its detailed information including description and author links, and compiles everything into a beautifully formatted email. If no books are found for the specified genre, it sends a helpful notification with guidance on how to update the workflow. Perfect for book lovers who want to discover new authors and genres without the hassle.
Key Features
- Weekly Book Discoveries: Receive a new book recommendation every Friday.
- Genre Customization: Easily adapt the workflow to search for books in your favorite genres.
- Intelligent Random Selection: Discover hidden gems with a random book selection process.
- Detailed Information: Get title, author links, description, and direct book URL in your email.
- Automated Notifications: Get alerted if no books are found for a specific genre.
How To Use
- Trigger Configuration: The workflow is set to run weekly via the 'Cron' node. By default, it's scheduled for every Friday at 11:00 AM. Adjust the
triggerTimesparameter for your preferred schedule. - Genre Selection: Locate the 'Set Subject' node. Modify the
valueof thesubjectparameter to your desired genre (e.g., 'science_fiction', 'mystery', 'historical_fiction'). You can find a list of available subjects on the Open Library website. - Email Recipients: In both the 'Send No Book Email' and 'Send Book Email' nodes, update the
toEmailandfromEmailparameters to your desired email addresses. You will also need to configure your SMTP credentials under the 'Credentials' section for the email sending to work. - Testing: Before activating, you can manually trigger the workflow by clicking the 'execute' button on the 'On clicking 'execute'' node to test its functionality.
- Activation: Once configured and tested, ensure the workflow is activated by toggling the 'active' switch.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
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"id": "ddd5f12f-5c36-4147-81e2-c9f1be576b17",
"name": "Discover Your Next Great Read: Automated Book Recommendations",
"nodes": 7,
"category": "Personal",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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