Amazon tips

Posted by badhaircut on June 9, 2005, at 7:34:18

I pointed out earlier that you can use the ISBN number in double-double quotes if you're having trouble locating the exact edition of a book. (And every so often the title doesn't work.)
    ''''Hamlet'''' brings up 2,000 results;
    ''''Hamlet (Shakespeare)'''' brings up 400. But
    "Hamlet" ("074347712X") brings up only one.
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You can put just the author's name in double-double quotes and then pick a specific book by them from the list. As in,
        See the work of "Frederick Crews" for more...

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Amazon tips badhaircut 6/9/05
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