Get Books - Feature Request - Save Searches

nynaevelan · 05-14-2011, 11:59 AM

Hi:

I was wondering if it would be possible to consider adding to the get ebooks feature the possibility to add a saved search feature, in order to bring up old search criteria or if possible a way to save previous search terms in a drop-down menu as is available in the main portion of Calibre?

This seems like a powerful addition to the program and I would love to be able to come back to searches at future times.

Thanks

Nyn

user_none · 05-14-2011, 12:17 PM

I'll see about adding it for 0.8.2.

nynaevelan · 05-14-2011, 03:13 PM

thanks

user_none · 05-14-2011, 03:14 PM

Added. Last 10 searches are saved. If you select a search it is moved to the top of the history. History is via a drop down menu that is part of the search text entry.

kiwipippa · 05-14-2011, 03:48 PM

user_none, was it you that developed the new "Get Books"? If so, I just want to say what a fantastic feature it is. I am really stingy with my $ so being able to search for the cheapest book saves me time and money.

Even though I am in New Zealand, the main retailers I use are all there.

Can you answer one thing for me? When the search result brings back kobo books, it shows the price in New Zealand dollars. How does it know to do this? Most other prices are USD or GBP. I have an account with kobo and I am usually logged in when calibre is going. This is not a complaint, I think its a great feature as it saves me doing the calcs. I'm just interested in how it does it!

Thanks

user_none · 05-14-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwipippa

user_none, was it you that developed the new "Get Books"?

Yes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwipippa

Can you answer one thing for me? When the search result brings back kobo books, it shows the price in New Zealand dollars. How does it know to do this?

This is all Kobos doing. Most likely they're detecting that you're in New Zealand using [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolocation]geolocation[/quote] via you're IP address. My understanding of Kobo is if you were in Canada they would show you the price in CAD too.

05-14-2011, 11:59 AM	#1
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	Get Books - Feature Request - Save Searches Hi: I was wondering if it would be possible to consider adding to the get ebooks feature the possibility to add a saved search feature, in order to bring up old search criteria or if possible a way to save previous search terms in a drop-down menu as is available in the main portion of Calibre? This seems like a powerful addition to the program and I would love to be able to come back to searches at future times. Thanks Nyn

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05-14-2011, 12:17 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I'll see about adding it for 0.8.2.

05-14-2011, 03:13 PM	#3
nynaevelan eBook Junkie Posts: 1,526 Karma: 1464018 Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Fire 2020, Kindle PW2	thanks

05-14-2011, 03:14 PM	#4
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	Added. Last 10 searches are saved. If you select a search it is moved to the top of the history. History is via a drop down menu that is part of the search text entry.

05-14-2011, 03:48 PM	#5
kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	user_none, was it you that developed the new "Get Books"? If so, I just want to say what a fantastic feature it is. I am really stingy with my $ so being able to search for the cheapest book saves me time and money. Even though I am in New Zealand, the main retailers I use are all there. Can you answer one thing for me? When the search result brings back kobo books, it shows the price in New Zealand dollars. How does it know to do this? Most other prices are USD or GBP. I have an account with kobo and I am usually logged in when calibre is going. This is not a complaint, I think its a great feature as it saves me doing the calcs. I'm just interested in how it does it! Thanks

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