The Price Check Window

Readerware can search online retailers for the lowest price on any book. The price check is done using the ISBN of the book. You can automatically run a price check from The Data Entry Window or by selecting an item in the results table. In both cases simply select the price check icon, , from the tool bar to start the price check. You can also run a price check from The Readerware Browser Window.

Readerware automatically starts the search and reports the price of the selected book at each of the order sites. You can customize the list of order sites using the Site Options Dialog.

The Price Check Window is divided into two sections horizontally, the top section lists each site checked and the price. The bottom section is a browser window which displays the contents of each site as it is searched. You can adjust the size of each part of the window by dragging the dividing bar. This split will be remembered when you save the window position or if the Remember Window Position option is on in the User Interface Options Dialog.

When the price check is complete Readerware lists the price at each site, a price of question marks indicates that the tittle was not found at that site. By default the bottom half of the page contains the last checked site. If you typically order from the same site, you can use the Site Options Dialog to change the order that sites are searched so that the desired site is the last site. Then you can use the browser window to immediately order the book. Alternatively you can instruct Readerware to load the site with the lowest price after completing the price check. Simply select the Order Lowest Price option. Readerware will then display the site with the lowest price and you can use the browser window to order the book from that site.
 

The Menu Bar
The Readerware Price Check window menu bar provides access to all features of the price check facility.

The Price Check menu starts or restarts the price check.

The View menu provides the standard web navigation items such as backwards, forwards and reload.

The Options menu allows you to customize the price check:

Order Lowest Price - If this option is checked Readerware automatically loads the ordering page for the site with the lowest price once the price check has completed. If multiple sites list the same price, the first site is loaded. You can then simply click on the order button or link at the site to place your order.

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.

The Help menu provides access to the Readerware online help system.
The Toolbar
The Readerware Browser Window toolbar provides quick access to  commonly used features:

    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 Home Page

    Display this help page.

 

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