Online Shopping

Another feature of Readerware that you will probably find indispensable is secure online shopping. Readerware works with all the major shopping sites. You can easily browse your favorite sites, compare the prices of the books you want to buy at all the sites and securely place your order at the click of a button.
 

Ordering with The Readerware Browser

The Readerware browser is a full function browser complete with 128 bit encryption. This means that you can place orders from within Readerware, safely and securely, just as you would with any other browser. So as you browse vendor web sites using Readerware and come across a title you want to order, click on the order button exactly as usual. Then you can simply hit the Readerware import button to add the book to your database. Order a book and add it to your database at the same time, nothing could be simpler.

If you prefer to use your regular browser, simply right click on the page in the Readerware Browser and  select Open in External Browser from the popup menu. Readerware will then display the page in your default browser. You can also configure the external browser using the Readerware General Preferences.
 

The Readerware Shopping Cart

The Readerware Shopping Cart allows you to easily build a list of wanted titles and keep them in your shopping cart as long as you like. You can easily compare prices at all the major online shopping sites, place and track orders. Full printing support is provided so the Readerware shopping cart is also a tool you can use with brick and mortar bookstores. Your shopping cart is also fully integrated with Readerware Palm Edition, a lightweight edition of Readerware that runs on a Palm Pilot and compatible devices.
 

Placing an Order using The Readerware Shopping Cart

The basic ordering process is: You're done. The book(s) are hopefully heading your way. When they arrive you can open your shopping cart and click on the ISBN number to display the book details in the Readerware Data Entry Window to update the edition, categories etc. Then you can remove it from your shopping cart.

This is just one strategy for ordering online. A number of the steps are optional. For example you don't have to run a price check on the book, you can order it directly from the Readerware Shopping Cart. You can remove it from your shopping cart when you place the order.
 

Running a Price Check

One extremely powerful feature that Readerware provides is running a price check. Readerware will use the ISBN number of the book and check the price at all the online shopping sites you select. You can run the price check from the Readerware Shopping Cart, on a selected title or the entire contents of your cart. You have complete control over  which sites are searched.

As you import titles using the Readerware Web Browser, the books are automatically added to your shopping cart. You can also add any book in the database to your shopping cart by updating the book in the detail view or table view and checking the Shopping Cart box or drop down list. The price check is independent of the ordering process, you can easily remove any book from your shopping cart if the price check determines that the book is too expensive. Or keep it in your cart and check again later, maybe you will run into a sale!
 

When the Book Arrives

You will probably want to update the information in the database when the book arrives.

Simply open your shopping cart and select the ISBN of the book. The ISBN is a link that will display the book details in the Readerware Data Entry Window. There you can update the edition information and any other appropriate changes. You can easily remove the book from your shopping cart from with the Data Entry Window or the cart itself.

 

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