Hello everyone,
This may be a tangent (and sorry if this has been mentioned here already), but there is an interesting interview with Werner Vogels from Amazon. It's about the technical aspects of their system.
It's at:
http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=printer_friendly&pid=388&page=1
Here's a snippet:
WV:... If you hit the Amazon.com gateway page, the application calls more than 100 services to collect data and construct the page for you.
JG: So my homepage on Amazon is probably 100 service requests?
WV: Possibly. It depends a bit on what kind of page you visit*whether it is a product page, a checkout page, etc. It also depends on how effective caching is for the objects on that page, as well as some other factors.
...
Regards,
Steve
>>> rcmason_at_RSPRODUCTIONS.NET 6/12/2006 10:08 AM >>>
If you go to the particular category on Amazon's site (Music, DVD, etc.)
the Advanced Search page changes to fit the format.
DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/static/-/dvd/search/ref=d_hp_sn_ser/103-9110438-1549444
(or) http://tinyurl.com/g2aw2
Music:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/static/-/music/search/ref=m_mh_mn_s/103-9110438-1549444
(or) http://tinyurl.com/eh8up
As an additional plug for a useful site, try http://www.isbn.nu/ for an
excellent online retail meta-search based on ISBN numbers.
Hope this helps!
Rick Mason
Jane Myers wrote:
> Agreed. But I have a link that works better than the usual search
> screen at amazon.com. This won't work for videos or music recordings,
> but when I want to find a book, I use this link:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query-page/ref%3Db%5Ftn%5Fbo/102-9015118-7176136
>
> You can limit it by a few formats, farther down on the page, and there
> are some sorting options. I tried your Prokofiev in the author slot
> with concerto 2 in the title slot and game up with a score. Far from
> perfect, but better than nothing.
>
> You can also scan in an ISBN, if you like. If anyone has a link that
> looks like this for videos or music, I'd love to know aboutit.
>
> Jane Myers, Cataloger
> Westlake Porter Public Library
> Westlake, Ohio
Received on Mon Jun 12 2006 - 12:34:40 EDT