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**Updated scripts**

Amazon2wem - Bugfix
  • 2008-03-23 Found another trap for regex month extract, fixed - again!
  • 2008-03-22 ISBN-13 wasn't being reset on new page load - fixed
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Data Editors looking for book-cover images, back-cover blurbs, or the copyright page, may have used Amazon's "Search Inside" Book Reader to view the required page/s of info.
The difficulty has been saving those images - especially the book covers.

New Scripts

This first script sidesteps the block that Amazon put on your browsers context-menu by allowing you to open the image in (and save from) the same or new tab, or new window.


{Image Amazon Book Reader} {Image Amazon Book Reader} View/Save book images from inside Amazon's Book Reader
X-browser FF, IE7, Opera
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This second script came about because the "Search Inside" option seemed too cumbersome when all you wanted was the cover-image. And after what seemed like hundreds of visits to the Amazon Book Reader to find that the cover image displayed WAS NOT the same as the thumbnail image, but belonged to some other edition!!!

So I decided there had to be a better way....

This puts a "Show Cover Image" button below the thumbnail. Click the button to change the thumbnail to the full-size cover. It doesn't matter what type of link, "Search Inside" or some other.
You may then use your browsers right-click menu to save the image.

DISCLAIMER: The cover image size is typically the same as that seen via Amazons "see larger image" link - around 290x475. A cover image saved via Amazon Reader's "Search Inside" link can be around 400x650.

{Image AmazonBookCover} {Image AmazonBookCover} Convert book cover thumbnails to full-size images.
X-browser FF, IE7, Opera

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Important update for Firefox users with the following scripts installed:
  • Amazon2wem
  • AmazonBookCover
Uninstall the previous versions...
  1. Open "Manage User Scripts..." Tools||Greasemonkey or right-click the monkey icon
  2. Select the script name
  3. Tick the checkbox "Also uninstall associated preferences"
  4. Press the "Uninstall" button
(repeat steps 2-4 if you have both scripts)


Use the links below to re-install the scripts
{Image amazon2wem}
{Image AmazonBookCover}

Why?
Well somehow I screwed-up the script references on my last update. Simply updating the script is not enough as each script saves a reference to itself using Firefox's preference saving capability.
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**Updated scripts**

AmazonBookCover - Update 20080404 Version 1.3
Now also handles display of customer cover images
Note: This won't help Opera users - as that browser refuses to load the customer image table. Appears to choke on some Amazon inline js.
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**Updated scripts**

NOTE for Firefox users: The following scripts all include automatic update code...next time you use any of the following you will receive an update alert and be prompted to confirm the install.


AmazonBookCover - Update 20080415 Version 1.3.1
Added extra url check for jump links from other sites to Amazon


amazon2wem - Update 20080415 Version 1.7
Inserted another layer of testing for publisher matchup
  • exact match ?
  • try first two words (<< new)
  • finally, try first word match
IBList xISBN - Update 20080415 Version 1.3
  • When a site/meta search has been performed and the user navigates away from the page (i.e. to add a manifestation) the current isbn search status results are saved before leaving the page.
  • Clicking the disk icon (next to the search form icon) retrieves and updates the current isbn list from the saved cache
  • Convert any IBL(wem or backup) isbn-10 to isbn-13 before displaying in list
  • Always test for and include backuped isbn's - previously would only test for backup isbn #'s if NO manifestations existed
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**Updated scripts**

Amazon2wem - Bugfix
  • 2008-04-28 Found a code error that could stop "dimensions" copy/paste from working correctly - fixed

**New Script**

{Image IBList compact M entry} A compact version of the data-entry form add||edit manifestation - see the essentials without scrolling! Firefox only.

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OMG AWESOME!!!!! :D:D:D That is going to make things SO much easier! Thanks Greg!
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**Updated scripts**

Amazon2wem - Update 2008-05-05
  • improved publisher-name matching
ibl_ref - Update 2008-05-05
  • now displays Edition and Manifestation #id's (probably only of interest to admin types)
  • added script AUTO-UPDATER code
IBList xISBN - Update 2008-05-06
  • bugfix - restoreFromCache sometimes muddled the search result icon placement - fixed.
  • bugfix - running getMetaData more than once would duplicate exisiting entries - fixed.
  • NEW - Added Amazon quick search icon - Title+Author
  • Update - Adjusted Worldcat search to search on Title+AUTHOR
  • NEW - Amazon page scrape function - see notes on script page
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Thank you Greg :D
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**New Script**

{Image IBList simpleWEM} A compact version of Add new book to author (WEM Initial Record) - enter the essentials without scrolling! Firefox only.

Note: You can hide(close) the "simplified" form - the "simpleWEM" button restores it [and any edits made in the original form]


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**Updated scripts**

Have updated a few scripts with fixes for the - now released - new version of Firefox 3.


iblist_search4data -
  • font-size was too tiny under FF3
IBList compact M entry -
  • temp fix for some strange FF3 layout problem.
IBDoF_openInTabs -
  • select box may have displayed a false background color
IBDoF_newposts_filter(search_exclude_forum) -
  • FF3 would throw security error - fixed
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Here's some more "Unpaginate" scripts - see a few posts above for more on how they work.

{Image Unpaginate iblist search results}
{Image Unpaginate iblist starts-with search} i.e. searching by [author|book|series]

{Image Unpaginate amazon search}

{Image Unpaginate worldcat search}


check-out this url [ http://userscripts.org/tags/microformat%20producer ] for more unpaginate scripts.
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I im'ed you on yahoo about this last night, but the "Copy information" button that used to appear next to the "Product Details" section on amazon pages no longer appears, even after an uninstall and reinstall of the script :(
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tollbaby wrote:I im'ed you on yahoo about this last night, but the "Copy information" button that used to appear next to the "Product Details" section on amazon pages no longer appears, even after an uninstall and reinstall of the script :(
Sorry I missed your message - forgot to switch IM back on :oops:

Script has been fixed**, and the amended version has been uploaded. See first post for script links, additions & changes.

**Amazon changed -slightly- some of the html internals that the script relied on to find "Product Details". What they hoped to accomplish, your guess is as good as mine - nothing looks any different.
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I don't know, maybe they realized we were slurping up all their yummy data :) In any case, thank you for the fix! I will get back to work at some point tonight :)
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**Updated Scripts**

amazon2wem
  • In the last update I added a check to test for any future layout changes, rather than just "hey it's not working". :?
    Unfortunately, I *cough* got a touch too aggressive, triggering too many alerts - corrected :oops:
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Greg, thanks for the fix.... except now the "insert details" button is missing from OUR data entry form :(
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Sorry 'bout that - beginners mistake :oops: - teach me not to assume everything else is ok :whip:

All fixed, again! - http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/20426
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thanks a million!!! :D
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**Updated Scripts**

simpleWEM
  • Tollbaby requested 'Place of Publication' be included in the simplified form. - DONE!
Should auto-update next time you use it. If it doesn't (or your impatient :lol: ), go to http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/26876 and Install.
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