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by shnksi 4y ago
I'm going to add a "No Amazon" filter in the next couple of days which excludes Amazon and it's subsidiaries from all searches. I also plan to add ebook and audiobook support but that will likely take until the end of ne
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by shnksi 4y ago
The site also posts delivery times for vendors. It's usually fairly accurate even if it is a little longer than Amazon's 1-2 days, so at least you know what you're getting into beforehand.
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by shnksi 4y ago
this is more focused on purchasing physical books cheaply
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by shnksi 4y ago
I do grab your country from your IP address on your arrival on the site. However, the site is currently only optimized for US visitors. So the pricing and delivery time is only fully accurate if you're in the US. I'm working on ad
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by shnksi 4y ago
Certainly, but also in terms of disseminating knowledge, broadening perspectives, and entertainment, if people are able to access cheaper books more easily, it will allow them to gain more of all of these things.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Yes it takes shipping into account but it's only optimized for USA users at the moment, if you're anywhere else your results might not be entirely accurate. I'm planning on adding support for more regions over the next couple
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by shnksi 4y ago
That's a great system that you have in Germany! Does it apply to used books also?
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by shnksi 4y ago
Sorry about that. My server seems to be struggling a bit roughly 1 in 50 requests are failing. I'm scaling it up more right now, it should work if you try again.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Currently it's only accurate in the USA, I'm working on implementing more regions so that it is completely accurate around the world
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thats great to hear! If you have any ideas or criticisms please let me know I'd be happy to implement them for you.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Great idea. I'll implement that for sure. Another thing I'm working on is a "No Amazon" filter that just skips Amazon and any Amazon subsidiaries from the results
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by shnksi 4y ago
It behaves a little strangely if it doesn't receive a full book title. I'm working on improving that.
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by shnksi 4y ago
I'm working on adding other regions as we speak. It's quite slow because I have to add them in region by region, I'll have 3-4 more regions by the end of the week and then about 2 more per week for the next few weeks.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Sorry about that I think my server is struggling a little, I will scale it up right now.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thanks! Yes some of the bookstores seem to return DVDs even when you explicitly filter them for only books. I'll look into implementing a solution on my end.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Working on other regions, unfortunately I have to do it region by region which slows me down. Should have 3-4 more regions up by the end of the week and I'll be adding about 2 a week afterwards for the next few weeks.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Yes that's something the program seems to be doing automatically. I'll add a check at the end to make sure that doesn't happen.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Yes it seems some adblocking extensions interfere with the affiliate linking, I'm going to build something that detects adblockers and then gives the raw link if an adblocker is active. Should fix your UX issues in your normal browser.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thanks! Once I'm done accommodating more regions into the tool, it should also allow filters for international shipping which will ofcourse have much higher delivery times but as you say will often be significantly cheaper overall.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thanks for your comment. To address Amazon's supremacy I'm working on a "No Amazon" filter that ignores Amazon and any Amazon subsidiaries.
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by shnksi 4y ago
ahaha it seems to be linking through to a booksite where the title of the book is "python 3 and data analytics" but the book image is The Storm of Bringer. Brilliant spot.
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by shnksi 4y ago
try inputting the full search term - "staff engineer: Leadership beyond the management track" the search can get a little buggy without it
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by shnksi 4y ago
The $100 options on the bottom of the page are actually a bug, sorry about that I'll set up the system to ignore them. The page is sorted by price though so if you look at the top of the page you should be able to see much cheaper opti
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by shnksi 4y ago
Yes certainly, at the moment it's only optimized for the USA but I'm working on adding several other regions as we speak. The issue is I have to do it individually region by region which makes it quite slow. I should have 3 or 4 m
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by shnksi 4y ago
Great suggestions thanks. I'm working on a fix for ISBN numbers that will be up within a day. Caching is not something I've started on yet but it's a great idea I'll start looking into it shortly.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thanks for this. The focus of this product is cheap books. I do find it interesting to learn about different approaches to purchasing and purchasing decisions. In the long term, additional filters to support local bookstores could be a cool
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by shnksi 4y ago
At the moment its targeted at physical books. I've got plans to add filters and searches for ebooks but it likely won't be live until towards the end of the month.
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by shnksi 4y ago
This is aimed towards physical books. Hopefully if people can access books legally and cheaply it will discourage piracy.
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by shnksi 4y ago
Thanks for the feedback. There are definitely still issues with search if the title is not exactly the same or very similar to the title of the book. I'm working on improving it but the fix is non-trivial so it will likely take a coupl
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by shnksi 4y ago
Hmm that does make it difficult. Perhaps a solution that allows local bookstores to put their catalogues online easily, this data then feeds straight into the search product. It would be difficult and manual to make happen but it could be e

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