Is it possible, instead of an ISBN link, to send a query consisting of author and title to the service that the user has selected in preferences? Tom Parmenter Ortolan88 |From: Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)ctelco.net> |Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 06:35:39 -0600 | |At 10:24 PM 8/29/02 -0400, you wrote: |>|From: lcrocker(a)nupedia.com |>|Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:38:02 -0700 |>| |>|I implemented a new system for ISBN links. Please check |>|it out (for example, see "Oliver Goldsmith"), and let me know |>|what other text you might add to that page, or what other |>|sites you might want to link to. |>| |> |>Added a sentence to your text: |> |>You have reached this page by clicking on the ISBN number of a book. |>Below is a list of links to other sites that sell new and used books. |>*Click on one of these sites for more information on the book you are |>interested in.* These sites may also have further information about |>other books you are looking for. Wikipedia is not affiliated with any |>of these businesses, and this list should not be construed as an |>endorsement. |> |>Also, will this be a regular article or resource reachable by the |>index? In that case there would have to be a more elaborate |>explanation. |> |>Tom Parmenter |>Ortolan88 | |I rather like the simple 4 choices there now. AddAll and Pricescan are |price based searches with Addall searching for used (and expanding |gradually in that area) and Pricescan listing some deep discount sellers. |Amazon and Barnes & Noble offer related book, book reviews and reviews by |book buyers. | |I've started an article [[How to find a book]] which I invite participation |on. It will cover all the finer points including library searchs. When it |is in reasonable shape a link from the new page would be helpful. | |Might later do a [[How to buy a book]] too, but the finding article is |enough for now. | |Listing a few useful books under '''Further Reading''' is I think a good |practice, although the selection is certainly subject to edit. Sometimes |certain books become the standard reference in a area or offer a great deal |of material that could be used by anyone working on the article. | |The ISBN system started about 1970 and only refers to a particular edition |of a book, obviously title and author search will return much more |information. It's good if the book used in '''Further Reading''' has been |searched first by title and a later edition that is available for a nominal |cost used is cited. Many many books that have been published lately are |available for 75 cents plus postage. | |Fred Bauder | |[Wikipedia-l] |To manage your subscription to this list, please go here: |http://www.nupedia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l |