At 10:24 PM 8/29/02 -0400, you wrote:
|From: lcrocker@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