Genie Tyburski has tips on using the new Amazon Full-Text service. Amazon Full-Text Search; Advanced Search Features (Oct 23) - advises using specific words and using Amazon's power search.
Amazon doesn't make Search Inside easy to find.
- Click on tab for Books to get the book section.
- Start with a general search. Amazon will show the titles and descriptions as it always has PLUS excerpts from the books where available.
There is no easy way to refine this. You might see a link to In Books at the bottom of the page as part of your Recent History.
Otherwise --
- Click on Search in the Amazon Menu Bar to get the Advanced Search page.
- Use the boxes to construct a new search or use the Power Search at the bottom of the page.
- Example - looking for books with information about collaborative online (or on the internet) published after December 2002 -- keywords:"collaborative learning" and (internet or online) and pubdate:after 12-2002
To start with Search Inside a Book you need the URL. At present Amazon doesn't have it in floodlights.
Posted by Gwen at October 28, 2003 10:59 AM