The Digital Bookshelf

[cstaylor]

Hey everyone, I wrote a search application using the Amazon.com Web Services API. I have a free trial version, and I'll be adding support for the Japanese Amazon.com when it goes beta later this month. You can see more information at http://www.nanshu.com/en/digital-bookshelf.html
BTW: I know the Japanese pages are wrong. My wife is still translating them.

[cstaylor]

Last night Amazon released their Web Services for Japan (Beta), which we now support in the latest trial version. Same web page, but notice that some of the book titles have kanji names.

[GomiGirl]

I have seen CS application working and I think it is inspired!!

For those of you who have a zillion books - especially work reference books it is a must!!

[cstaylor]

Thanks for the plug... the check is in the mail.

[GargoyleTS]

I like it, but one thing: I have a 17" monitor running at 1024x768 and when I view your site it aligns with the right side of my screen and leaves dead space on the left side set to my default background color (medium grey, cause I get headaches staring at a lot of white screen). I use IE 5.5 to view the web. This is not a gripe, whine, or complaint, I am just giving CS feedback like he asked (just about his website instead of the app). The app is fine. Runs searches quickly once I got Java installed (curse you M$). Now if I can just figure out what to do with the info, I'll be set!

EDIT: Ok, I need to read the whole page before using stuff I guess. Never needed the blamed dir-wreck-tions before! Access databse of my video will have to wait until you decide to add video and CD searches to your program, but all-in-all.....kewl!

[cstaylor]

Yeah, I've had similar complaints about the website. It's on my list of things to do... it *really* sucks when you want to print the page (since I've used hard coordinate entries, it doesn't resize properly).

Thanks for the feedback. You can also drag those books to your desktop, and you'll create a CSV file that you can import into Excel.

I couldn't think of an easy way to get copy protection into the application for the deadline on the 6th (Amazon will be making a media announcement about the search APIs for Japanese books), so I quickly put together this app that demonstrates the UI without giving away the entire product.