The Readerware web browser is displayed when you select one of the Search and Import or Vendor Home Pages items from the Web menu. When you first open the Readerware Web Browser, the Readerware User Home Page will be displayed. This is a special home page for Readerware users, not our normal home page on the web. It will contain useful information about Readerware, news and updates etc.
The format of the Readerware Web Browser window will be customized for
the function you select. Once the Readerware Web Browser is displayed,
you can change the format by selecting the equivalent option from the Browse
By combo box.
The URL combo box is a multiple selection combo box. You can select one or more sites to search. To select a single site from the list simply click on it. To select multiple sites, click on the first site and the ctrl-click on additional sites. To select a range of sites shift-click to select all sites between the starting and ending sites. There are three function buttons that can be pressed once you have entered an ISBN or bar code:
When you add a book to your database, it is also added to your Shopping Cart. If you uncheck the Shopping Cart box in the Readerware Data Entry Window, it will be added to the database only. By adding books to your shopping cart you can easily run price checks to find the lowest price for a book, order selected titles online or print out a shopping list.
- Search and Import - This will search each site selected until a match is found. It will extract the matched data and display it in the Readerware Data Entry Window. If the Automatic Database Update option is on, the data will be added to your database. If the option is off you can review the data extracted, make any changes, and press the Add button to add the book to your database.
- Search only - This will search each site selected and stop when a match is found, no data will be extracted. You can use the Import button once the search results are displayed to extract the data and add the book to the database.
- Import - This will extract the contents of the currently displayed web page and process it as described in the Search and Import section above.
Once you have found the book you can click on the import button. The data will be extracted from the current web page and displayed in the Readerware Data Entry window. If the Automatic Database Update option is on, the extracted data will be automatically added to your database.
You should always navigate to the full results page. Some sites will display a listing of matched items. You must select the link you want before pressing the import button so that Readerware knows which book to import. If for some reason Readerware cannot extract data from the page, it will extract as much as possible before displaying an error message.
You can import titles from the advanced search window in the same way as you do for the basic search window.
Some sites only offer a single search page. In this case the same page will be displayed for both the basic and advanced searches.
The best way to order a book using Readerware is to import the books into your database. They will be automatically added to your Readerware Shopping Cart. Using the Readerware Shopping Cart you can find the lowest price for any book and order it online. Plus, the Readerware Shopping Cart automatically tracks your purchases.
The power of the Readerware Shopping Cart makes it the preferred way to order a title online, and as it works with the Readerware browser, it offers full access to secure ordering.
So as you are browsing a site and come across a title you wish to purchase, you can first import it into your database and shopping cart with a single click, then place the order. You can run a price check on any title and find the lowest price offered. You can easily import from one site and order from another.
The Web menu duplicates the functionality of the search and import buttons. Like the buttons, the actual contents of the Web menu will differ based on your current Browse By selection.
The View menu provides the standard web navigation items such as backwards, forwards and reload.
The Options menu allows you to customize the Readerware browser:
Automatic Database Update - If this option is checked the book is automatically added to the database after an import. The data extracted is always displayed in the Readerware Data Entry Window. You can review and update this data if needed. With the Automatic Database Update option turned off, the data is extracted and displayed in the data entry window but it is not added to your database. You can review the data and simply press the Add button when you are ready to add it to your database. Initially this option will be turned off.The Help menu provides access to the Readerware online help system.Switch to Data Entry Window - If this option is checked the Readerware Data Entry Window is brought to the front after an import. You can then review the extracted data. This option is independent of the Automatic Database Update option but the two are often used together. Initially this option will be turned on.
Load Images - If this option is checked all images in a page are loaded. If you have a slow connection and don't need to see the images you can turn this option off. Initially this option will be turned on.
Go back to the previous page
Go forward to the next page
Reload the current page
Interrupt the loading of the current page
Go to the Readerware User
Home Page. This is a special home page for Readerware users, not our
normal home page on the web. This page will alert you to news about Readerware,
updates etc.
Display this help page.