Saturday, December 31, 2011

isbn.net.in - A quick way to find the online prices for a book in India.

What is isbn.net.in?
A quick way to find the online prices for a book in India.
How to use
Suffix this website address with a ISBN or EAN. That's it.
Example: http://isbn.net.in/0142000280
 
Why isbn.net.in?
  1. The most reliable data possible (with Disclaimers)
  2. Get the latest prices instantly, from a comprehensive list of online book stores, along with the book cover, description and Amazon rating. 
 
But I want to search for the book, I don't have the isbn number.
Use MySmartPrice or MyDiscountBay or IndiaBookStore.
Prefer isbn.net.in personally because it (1) gets the very latest prices (2) looks at more number of online book stores.

Is there a way to make it more automatic to use?
Yes, there is a bookmarklet. Follow the instructions:
  1. Drag the following link to your browser's bookmarks toolbar:
    Book Prices in India
  2. Go to any random book page, for example, this O'Reilly book; Note that it also works with Indian ecommerce sites.
  3. Click on the bookmarklet (in your browser's bookmarks toolbar).
  4. You will now be taken to the corresponding page on isbn.net.in containing a sorted list of prices from different Indian online book stores.

Which websites do you search for prices?
It look up 17 Indian ecommerce stores for the best price for the book you want to buy:
  • A1books
  • Bookadda
  • Coinjoos
  • Coralhub
  • Crossword
  • Flipkart
  • Friendsofbooks
  • Indiaplaza
  • Infibeam
  • Kindle
  • Landmark
  • Nbcindia
  • Pustak
  • Rediff
  • Rightbooks
  • Tradus
  • Uread

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