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The Web Developer's Guide To Amazon E-Commerce Service: Developing Web Applications Using Amazon Web Services And PHP
by: Jason Levitt
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 004
EAN: 9781411625518
ISBN: 141162551X
Label: LULU
Manufacturer: LULU
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 494
Publication Date: April 11, 2005
Publisher: LULU
Studio: LULU
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Product Description:
The landscape of e-commerce is changing and Amazon.com is one of the companies on the forefront of those changes. Traditional affiliate marketing (which they pioneered) is old school. Using Amazon's Web Services, you can bring their store to your store.
This book teaches how to use the PHP programming language to develop web applications that take advantage of Amazons E-Commerce Service 4.0. The book also discusses the major aspects of the Amazon.com site architecture and Amazon's Seller Services -- the Amazon Inventory Management System (AIMS) and the Merchants@ API.
Web Services development using XSLT, SOAP, and REST is described as well as how to harness the international Amazon sites (amazon.de, amazon.co.jp, amazon.fr, etc..) to make applications that are multi-lingual and multi-cultural. The book is targeted at intermediate PHP developers but only basic understanding of XML and PHP is required. Developers interested in creating simple sidebar applications for web sites all the way up to more serious storefronts and even backend inventory systems will find this book a useful companion.
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- Still a great book five years laterThis is a great book for getting started with the Amazon Product Advertising API (as it's called now). The author has provided extremely well thought-out, real-world examples for creating everything from an Amazon banner to a full-fledged storefront.
The examples are clearly written in bite-sized chunks that tackle various scenarios elegantly. You won't find a complete storefront in a box here, but someone with moderate PHP skills can certainly take these excellent working examples and ... Read More
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- A bit too soon into XML / WSDLI think this book is great, first time I have seen it advertized I thought: "I have to get this". Have not finished reading it yet, I am about one third through, but I think one of the big flaws (if not indeed the author meant it that way) is that it dives into XML / WSDL / SOAP too soon or too sudden... at least for me. By the time I have started understanting how everything is organized in the scheme of things, it was all about that, and I personally don't have experience --- a lot with these things. ... Read More
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- An excellent resource for web developersSome of the reviewers seem to be wishing for a "..for Dummies" book. This aint it. What this book is is an excellent overview of the entire Amazon e-commerce platform from the perspective of a web developer. It is written by a web developer for web developers, full stop. And as far as that statement is true, this is an excellent (and inexpensive 8-) resource.
That said, there is most certainly an opportunity for some author out there to write a down and dirty guide to Amazon e-commerce for ... Read More
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- Not bad for the priceThe info doesn't do a very good job explaining bits of the code. They just give you a few pages of code at a time and then shows you what the end result looks like. I would have preferred it covering less topics and explaining them better. This book is good if you already have a high traffic site and want to add another feature. Amazon web services may not be the best place if you are wanting to make some income from selling their stuff. The book says it is better if you have something to sell through ... Read More
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- Excellent introduction to Amazon web servicesI am relative novice when it comes to using web services but I have some experience with PHP. I found the examples in this book very useful for illustrating how to get up and running quickly while giving a good foundation for more experimentation. The Author does not give away all of the answers to building a complete Amazon app which I found to be be nice because it made me think of other more imaginative ways to use them.
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