GetBooks announcements - Page 7

JMikeD · 06-12-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by user_none

Thanks for reporting this JMikeD. B&N has changed their site, again. I haven't looked at Amazon but both will be working for 0.8.5.

B&N is working fine in 0.8.5, but Amazon (US) is still not.

Mike

user_none · 06-12-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JMikeD

B&N is working fine in 0.8.5, but Amazon (US) is still not.

What are the search phrases you're using? Amazon is returning results correctly with: "martin" and "george martin" for me.

EDIT: Disregard the above. I have two branches that I've gotten confused I'll work on it.

user_none · 06-12-2011, 11:54 AM

I've figured out the Amazon issue. Some search terms are still using the old style listing. Amazon currently has three different ways to display search results...

JMikeD · 06-12-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by user_none

I've figured out the Amazon issue. Some search terms are still using the old style listing. Amazon currently has three different ways to display search results...

Great. There's nothing like a company making things easy for people.

Mike

kiwipippa · 06-12-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by user_none

It cannot. BoB has recently changed their website and all search results are dynamically loaded via javascript. This makes scraping very difficult. They also do not provide any other means of accessing their book listing (OPDS feed for example) so scraping is the only way to get the data.

OK, thanks for that.

user_none · 06-12-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kiwipippa

OK, thanks for that.

Send an email or the linke to BoB and tell them that they should provide an OPDS feed so third parties can access their catalog and direct people to buy from them. If enough people ask for it they might do it.

alansplace · 06-17-2011, 02:58 PM

project gutenberg has a checkmark, but if i use the search string 'emma jane austen' i don't get a hit from gutenberg?

****oops!, sorry - yes i do get a hit!!!****

bmn001 · 06-20-2011, 04:12 PM

Any chance you could add the 'library search' option for Overdrive?

I'm envisioning a search using this form: http://search.overdrive.com/
Then the results page you'd just take any results that are epub, mobipocket, or pdf and also have a 'Find at a library' button.
THEN once that library button is clicked, Get Books would automatically enter the user's zip code (you'd need to have a user preference setting created for this). And the output of THAT action is what would appear in Calibre.

Is this too far out of the 'get books' scope?

drMerry · 06-25-2011, 11:24 AM

It surprises me that the calibre-ebook store itself is not included????

user_none · 06-25-2011, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by drMerry

It surprises me that the calibre-ebook store itself is not included????

It will be as of 0.8.8. Get books is search based so I had to wait for Kovid to implement search in Open Books.

samy2 · 06-25-2011, 03:45 PM

Please, Please add if possible libreka.de to the list of shops... this is a german shop who has also DRM-free ebooks!

Thank you!!

artifact · 06-27-2011, 11:23 PM

Geek alert! The best RPG eBookstore (that I know of):

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/ or http://www.rpgnow.com/ . AFAIK its the same backend for those 2 sites just a different front. I think they are most DRM-free. I know I have at least one DRMless RPG book from them.

owly · 07-01-2011, 03:18 PM

Hi, has anyone asked for Elib http://www.elib.se/ yet? It's THE store for e-books in Swedish.

user_none · 07-01-2011, 07:05 PM

I have no see elib.se. However, do realize that there are no developers (at least ones who have shown any interest in Get Books) that are even mildly competent in Swedish so you might be waiting a bit.

CRussel · 07-04-2011, 10:54 AM

@user_none: Any luck on fixing the Amazon search? Running 0.8.8, and doing a search on author:"Walter Mosley" shows 5 books. But doing the same search on Amazon for Walter Mosley in the Kindle store returns a LOT more.

06-17-2011, 02:58 PM	#97
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,897 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	project gutenberg project gutenberg has a checkmark, but if i use the search string 'emma jane austen' i don't get a hit from gutenberg? **oops!, sorry - yes i do get a hit!!! Last edited by alansplace; 06-17-2011 at 03:02 PM. Reason: oops!, sorry - yes i do get a hit!!!**

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06-12-2011, 11:54 AM	#93
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I've figured out the Amazon issue. Some search terms are still using the old style listing. Amazon currently has three different ways to display search results...

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bmn001 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Any chance you could add the 'library search' option for Overdrive? I'm envisioning a search using this form: http://search.overdrive.com/ Then the results page you'd just take any results that are epub, mobipocket, or pdf and also have a 'Find at a library' button. THEN once that library button is clicked, Get Books would automatically enter the user's zip code (you'd need to have a user preference setting created for this). And the output of THAT action is what would appear in Calibre. Is this too far out of the 'get books' scope?

06-25-2011, 11:24 AM	#99
drMerry Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 21022 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NL Device: Sony PRS-650	It surprises me that the calibre-ebook store itself is not included????

06-25-2011, 03:45 PM	#101
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06-27-2011, 11:23 PM	#102
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	Geek alert! The best RPG eBookstore (that I know of): http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/ or http://www.rpgnow.com/ . AFAIK its the same backend for those 2 sites just a different front. I think they are most DRM-free. I know I have at least one DRMless RPG book from them.

07-01-2011, 03:18 PM	#103
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Hi, has anyone asked for Elib http://www.elib.se/ yet? It's THE store for e-books in Swedish.

07-01-2011, 07:05 PM	#104
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	I have no see elib.se. However, do realize that there are no developers (at least ones who have shown any interest in Get Books) that are even mildly competent in Swedish so you might be waiting a bit.

07-04-2011, 10:54 AM	#105
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	@user_none: Any luck on fixing the Amazon search? Running 0.8.8, and doing a search on author:"Walter Mosley" shows 5 books. But doing the same search on Amazon for Walter Mosley in the Kindle store returns a LOT more.