GetBooks announcements - Page 8

user_none · 07-04-2011, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

@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.

Hm... I'm getting 10 results for author:"Walter Mosley" and Walter Mosley. In the search settings what do you have the max number of search results set to?

CRussel · 07-04-2011, 04:30 PM

Max number set to 10. (took me a while to find where that setting is, by the way)

Still only returning 5 results on the Author: version. A sixth about him but not by him for an unrestricted Walter Mosley search.

user_none · 07-04-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Max number set to 10. (took me a while to find where that setting is, by the way)

Still only returning 5 results on the Author: version. A sixth about him but not by him for an unrestricted Walter Mosley search.

Can you take a screen shot of the search window with the results your getting? I believe you that you're only getting 5 results I just don't know why or where they're coming from.

CRussel · 07-04-2011, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

Can you take a screen shot of the search window with the results your getting? I believe you that you're only getting 5 results I just don't know why or where they're coming from.

Sure. Attached.

user_none · 07-04-2011, 08:56 PM

@CRussel, I'm stumped. I can't even get amazon to give me a page with all of those results on it.

Can someone else try running that search and let me know if they're seeing the same results?

alansplace · 07-04-2011, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

@CRussel, I'm stumped. I can't even get amazon to give me a page with all of those results on it.

Can someone else try running that search and let me know if they're seeing the same results?

10 hits from us amazon.com.

theducks · 07-04-2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

@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.

Could it be a Geo restriction thing? (Aren't the Restrictions usually NA rights and not US only?)

PeterT · 07-05-2011, 12:51 AM

5 responses for me in Canada.

CRussel · 07-05-2011, 09:06 AM

HA! What must be happening is that when I run the search from inside Calibre, it is detecting my current IP address and giving me the georestricted result. But when I connect to Amazon, I get the USA result, since my account is registered in the US (for just this reason!) The US result is the correct result, btw. When I try to buy Canadian items for my Kindle, I get politely told that these are not available to me, since I have a US registered Kindle.

alansplace · 07-05-2011, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

HA! What must be happening is that when I run the search from inside Calibre, it is detecting my current IP address and giving me the georestricted result. But when I connect to Amazon, I get the USA result, since my account is registered in the US (for just this reason!) The US result is the correct result, btw. When I try to buy Canadian items for my Kindle, I get politely told that these are not available to me, since I have a US registered Kindle.

ah, sweet success

drMerry · 07-08-2011, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user_none

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.

Am I missing something? Or has the implementation of the calibre-shop been postponed?

(running 0.8.9)

user_none · 07-08-2011, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drMerry

Am I missing something? Or has the implementation of the calibre-shop been postponed?

(running 0.8.9)

Get books is the calibre meta-store shop thingy. It's there, if you don't see it you might have to add it to the tool bar.

the calibre-shop where you can find DRM Free books is called Open Books in Get Books. It's not a shop per say, it's a listing of DRM free books from a variety of sources. User submitted. It's the same as what's at http://drmfree.calibre-ebook.com/ .

CRussel · 07-09-2011, 09:59 AM

@user_none: Is there a way to force the Amazon.com search to the US store? If not, could you please add some way? As it currently works, I'm unable to use the Get Books feature, since it doesn't return the correct Amazon results. (I'm a US Kindle, but most often sitting on a Canadian IP address.)

I ask this solely so I can make sure some $$ comes your way. Obviously, I know how to search Amazon on my own, but that doesn't do anyone any good.

Z_reader_H · 07-09-2011, 10:35 AM

Here is a list of on-line libraries and book-stores offering e-books I would like to see in Calibre :

in french :

http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/index.php (free,OPDS)
http://beq.ebooksgratuits.com/ (free)
http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/ (free)
http://www.epagine.fr/ (book store with some free e-books)
http://www.thebookedition.com/index.php
http://www.inlibroveritas.net/
http://www.ilv-edition.com/
http://www.alexandrie.org/
http://ebook-editions.net/
http://www.publie.net/

in english (mostly):

http://www.free-ebooks.net/ (free)
http://www.munseys.com/
http://arxiv.org/ (free, specialized, sciences)
http://www.wattpad.com/
http://www.freetechbooks.com/ (free,specialized,I.T.)
http://www.onlinecomputerbooks.com/ (free,sciences,I.T.)
http://ebookstore.sony.com/

user_none · 07-12-2011, 08:32 PM

@CRussel, There is no way to force Amazon to search only the US store. The plugin search amazon.com. If Amazon wants to use Geo IP and send different search results then there isn't anything I can do about it. If someone knows a way to have Amazon only return US results (I'm told that this is the case if you search a country specific tld) then I can make this happen. Otherwise the only way to do so would be to log you into Amazon before performing the search. This would not be easy to do.

@Z_reader_H, Sony is a no go unfortunately. They require you to use their desktop software to make the purchase. One reason I won't include Sony is their software is Windows only (calibre runs on multiple OS's) so this store won't be useful to many users.

07-09-2011, 10:35 AM	#119
Z_reader_H Member Retired Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Paris, France Device: none	Libraries and book-stores list Here is a list of on-line libraries and book-stores offering e-books I would like to see in Calibre : in french : http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/index.php (free,OPDS) http://beq.ebooksgratuits.com/ (free) http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/ (free) http://www.epagine.fr/ (book store with some free e-books) http://www.thebookedition.com/index.php http://www.inlibroveritas.net/ http://www.ilv-edition.com/ http://www.alexandrie.org/ http://ebook-editions.net/ http://www.publie.net/ in english (mostly): http://www.free-ebooks.net/ (free) http://www.munseys.com/ http://arxiv.org/ (free, specialized, sciences) http://www.wattpad.com/ http://www.freetechbooks.com/ (free,specialized,I.T.) http://www.onlinecomputerbooks.com/ (free,sciences,I.T.) http://ebookstore.sony.com/

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07-04-2011, 04:30 PM	#107
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	Max number set to 10. (took me a while to find where that setting is, by the way) Still only returning 5 results on the Author: version. A sixth about him but not by him for an unrestricted Walter Mosley search.

07-04-2011, 08:56 PM	#110
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	@CRussel, I'm stumped. I can't even get amazon to give me a page with all of those results on it. Can someone else try running that search and let me know if they're seeing the same results?

07-05-2011, 12:51 AM	#113
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,693 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	5 responses for me in Canada.

07-05-2011, 09:06 AM	#114
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	HA! What must be happening is that when I run the search from inside Calibre, it is detecting my current IP address and giving me the georestricted result. But when I connect to Amazon, I get the USA result, since my account is registered in the US (for just this reason!) The US result is the correct result, btw. When I try to buy Canadian items for my Kindle, I get politely told that these are not available to me, since I have a US registered Kindle.

07-09-2011, 09:59 AM	#118
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: Is there a way to force the Amazon.com search to the US store? If not, could you please add some way? As it currently works, I'm unable to use the Get Books feature, since it doesn't return the correct Amazon results. (I'm a US Kindle, but most often sitting on a Canadian IP address.) I ask this solely so I can make sure some $$ comes your way. Obviously, I know how to search Amazon on my own, but that doesn't do anyone any good.

07-12-2011, 08:32 PM	#120
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	@CRussel, There is no way to force Amazon to search only the US store. The plugin search amazon.com. If Amazon wants to use Geo IP and send different search results then there isn't anything I can do about it. If someone knows a way to have Amazon only return US results (I'm told that this is the case if you search a country specific tld) then I can make this happen. Otherwise the only way to do so would be to log you into Amazon before performing the search. This would not be easy to do. @Z_reader_H, Sony is a no go unfortunately. They require you to use their desktop software to make the purchase. One reason I won't include Sony is their software is Windows only (calibre runs on multiple OS's) so this store won't be useful to many users.

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