Comments on: Book whoring? http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/ And I write in my seasonal plume. (writing domain) Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:33:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Angela http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1106 Angela Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:54:27 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1106 No worries, Lisa :x Yes, it's difficult finding certain editions of books -- I really wish there was an easier way. Amazon is great but there are some books that they don't even list, but that may be just us folks from other countries ;) Hehe. No worries, Lisa :x Yes, it’s difficult finding certain editions of books — I really wish there was an easier way. Amazon is great but there are some books that they don’t even list, but that may be just us folks from other countries ;) Hehe.

]]> By: Lisa http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1105 Lisa Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:40:13 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1105 I didn't mean to make it sound like I was arguing with your results. Sorry about that. I just buy a lot of books online so I was curious on what you heard back from them. :) Like you, I tend to collect certain editions & covers of books too. Unfortunately in some cases since I don't own them & they are hard to find, I don't always know the ISBNs. Plus some of them are pre-ISBN. It doesn't help that Amazon's ISBNs aren't always entered. I only know this because I use a program that enters the data based off the ISBN & pulls the information from Amazon. There have been a lot of books that I've had to go to Amazon & find to get their ISBN only to find out it was the same cover & same publishing date but they didn't have the ISBN listed. So I'd have to hand enter all the data. But I'm glad you did find your book! :) I didn’t mean to make it sound like I was arguing with your results. Sorry about that. I just buy a lot of books online so I was curious on what you heard back from them. :)

Like you, I tend to collect certain editions & covers of books too. Unfortunately in some cases since I don’t own them & they are hard to find, I don’t always know the ISBNs. Plus some of them are pre-ISBN. It doesn’t help that Amazon’s ISBNs aren’t always entered. I only know this because I use a program that enters the data based off the ISBN & pulls the information from Amazon. There have been a lot of books that I’ve had to go to Amazon & find to get their ISBN only to find out it was the same cover & same publishing date but they didn’t have the ISBN listed. So I’d have to hand enter all the data.

But I’m glad you did find your book! :)

]]> By: Angela http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1095 Angela Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:17:22 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1095 My results? They're basically what I mentioned up top: I only got three editions come up on searching for "Dark Tower", which are the <a href="http://booksprice.com/compare.do?searchType=isbn&inputData=1880418622" rel="nofollow">hardcover</a>, <a href="http://booksprice.com/compare.do?searchType=isbn&inputData=1416524525" rel="nofollow">paperback</a>, and <a href="http://booksprice.com/compare.do?searchType=isbn&inputData=0743538110" rel="nofollow">audio CD</a>. The one I'm looking for, again, is <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Tower-Stephen-King/dp/0340836172/sr=8-1/qid=1165240798/ref=pd_ka_1/026-2946791-1190048?ie=UTF8&s=books" rel="nofollow">this edition of paperback</a>. I don't think it should matter that "oh, but there's already a paperback edition" since that's bound to happen. You can search for the <a href="http://booksprice.com/compare.do?inputData=0340836172&searchType=bookName&Submit2=Search" rel="nofollow">ISBN result and it shows up</a>, but obviously this should have been available when I searched for the name. I've heard back from them already: <blockquote>About "The Dark Tower": you mean like loooking for "the collection editon" and things like this. It will be great - if its not too much to ask, if you can send me the ISBN that you couldn't find so we can check out what you meant.</blockquote> I sent them the information after, but that was all -- the next email I got from them was a thank-you sort of email. My results? They’re basically what I mentioned up top: I only got three editions come up on searching for “Dark Tower”, which are the hardcover, paperback, and audio CD. The one I’m looking for, again, is this edition of paperback. I don’t think it should matter that “oh, but there’s already a paperback edition” since that’s bound to happen. You can search for the ISBN result and it shows up, but obviously this should have been available when I searched for the name.

I’ve heard back from them already:

About “The Dark Tower”: you mean like loooking for “the collection editon” and things like this. It will be great - if its not too much to ask, if you can send me the ISBN that you couldn’t find so we can check out what you meant.

I sent them the information after, but that was all — the next email I got from them was a thank-you sort of email.

]]> By: Lisa http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1093 Lisa Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:58:00 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1093 Maybe mine came up because there are so many editions still available. I did <i>The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe</i> and it gave me 18 pages. Some of the covers I had never even seen before. I wish sites would have the option of reversing the publication date. I'd rather see the older editions first than the newer ones. I wish all sites would add the other site (like all the Amazon's) because sometimes I can't even find what I'm looking for at Amazon.com so I end up searching all the different ones individually. Please post your results when you hear back from them :) Maybe mine came up because there are so many editions still available. I did The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe and it gave me 18 pages. Some of the covers I had never even seen before.

I wish sites would have the option of reversing the publication date. I’d rather see the older editions first than the newer ones.

I wish all sites would add the other site (like all the Amazon’s) because sometimes I can’t even find what I’m looking for at Amazon.com so I end up searching all the different ones individually.

Please post your results when you hear back from them :)

]]> By: Angela http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1091 Angela Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:02:00 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1091 Hi Lisa <3 No, searching by title doesn't help. It comes up with a few editions (like I mentioned above) but not all the editions available in all stores. The DT edition I was looking for isn't available at Amazon.com, only at Amazon.uk, so maybe they're possibly using Amazon.com to find out what editions are there. In any case BooksPrice.com has told me they're looking into it. :) Hi Lisa <3

No, searching by title doesn’t help. It comes up with a few editions (like I mentioned above) but not all the editions available in all stores. The DT edition I was looking for isn’t available at Amazon.com, only at Amazon.uk, so maybe they’re possibly using Amazon.com to find out what editions are there.

In any case BooksPrice.com has told me they’re looking into it. :)

]]> By: Lisa http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1082 Lisa Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:23:47 +0000 http://seasonalplume.net/2006/12/04/book-whoring/#comment-1082 I've never heard of that site before so thanks for the link! I guess the way to search for different editions would be to search by Title. I did that for Narnia as a test & came up with a bunch of editions. I’ve never heard of that site before so thanks for the link! I guess the way to search for different editions would be to search by Title. I did that for Narnia as a test & came up with a bunch of editions.

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