Notes:
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To change the Active Format when using ScoutPal on your phone,
simply enter the format number plus 200 (e.g. 201, 202, 203 etc.) instead of an ISBN,
and "Fetch". You can only change to a format that has been previously saved and
activated at least once on this page.
The format selected will used for subsequent searches until you change it again.
A format change must be made as a single ISBN fetch, you cannot change
formats in the middle of a multiple ISBN field list.
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Selecting fields marked with a "*" will increase retrieval time.
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Bold, Italic, Underline is not available on all phones.
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Lowest/Count of All will report the lowest price in used/new/collectible categories.
Check this and Uncheck Used/New/Collectible prices to get a
a compact single-line summary of third-party market conditions.
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In association with PriceGrabber.com
ScoutPal provides lowest price/quantity search results from the PriceGrabber marketplace.
You can also click on the PriceGrabber summary line to view the PriceGrabber listing details.
PriceGrabber results are available for in-print and in-production media and merchandise.
PriceGrabber also offers a seller venue for your merchandise.
For more information, please visit
http://www.PriceGrabber.com
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In association with abebooks.com™,
ScoutPal provides lowest price/quantity search results from the abebooks.com marketplace.
The abebooks.com website also offers a seller venue for your books.
For more information on abebooks.com, please visit
http://www.abebooks.com
Checkmarking the "abebooks.com" option will enable ScoutPal to search the abebooks.com
marketplace. You can then click on the price summary line to view the individual abebooks.com listing details.
This option will also enable Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) lookups.
Simply enter an LCCN instead of an ISBN.
If the book corresponding to the LCCN has an ISBN, ScoutPal will recognize this and
return a standard Amazon search result, which will also include an abebooks.com
lookup summary line.
The summary line can then be used as a link to the abebooks.com listing details.
If the LCCN is for a
pre-ISBN book (published before 1970) then an abebooks.com search will be done
directly instead of an Amazon search.
Enter the LCCN numbers without dashes or other punctuation.
LCCNs may be printed with anywhere from 4-6 digits, with various forms of punctuation.
The first two digits digits signify the year.
Leading zeroes after the year can be skipped,
so an LCCN such as "61-0012" may be entered as "6112" if you wish.
LCCN numbers for books printed after 1999 will begin with "20", as in "2001", "2002" etc.,
followed by 6 more digits for a total of 10 digits.
These new 10 digit LCCN numbers must be entered with "999" in front of them,
followed by all ten digits of the LCCN, for example "9992002001234".
ScoutPal will use this to differentiate the LCCN from a 10 digit ISBN.
Since new books have ISBNs, it will generally be quicker to use the ISBN
instead of the LCCN. Also, LCCNs are not edition specific.
You can also search abebooks.com by the title of a book:
PDA users may enter the title directly, instead of an ISBN.
Cell phone users (including ScoutPalSE) should first enter "411" instead of an ISBN,
and then press "Fetch".
This will enable alphabetic entry of a title using the phone keypad.
Books listed on the ScoutPal abebooks.com content pages are available only
through www.abebooks.com. Prices and availability are subject to change.
abebooks(tm) and related marks are owned by Abebooks Inc. and used under licence.
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# of ISBN fields provides a convenient way to enter more than one ISBN
before you Fetch the results.
PDA users may also enter more than one ISBN in each field,
simply by separating each ISBN with any convenient punctuation, like comma or space.
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No Results (Record ISBN Only) will configure your phone to be used as
a very simple remote ISBN/UPC collection device.
No information will be retrieved or returned to the phone,
but each "Fetch" will be quickly recorded in your Search History for later retrieval
from your desktop computer, using the "Recent Searches" function. (Available on
the Services Menu.)
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Seller Nicknames will direct ScoutPal to search
the first three listings in each category (Used, New, Collectible) to see if any of them
are from any of the sellers in an Alert list that you provide.
If they are in your Alert list, the Nicknames will be displayed, along with the count of listings found.
The search and count are restricted to the first three listings that appear in each category.
For more information, and to upload an Alert list of sellers,
return to the Services Menu, and click on "Alert List".
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DealerScout Offers from the
ScoutPal Network:
The ScoutPal Network allows ScoutPals to operate as "DealerScouts"
and/or "TeamScouts".
If you set yourself up as a TeamScout, you will receive offers from other DealerScout
members of the network. You will specifically choose which DealerScouts that
you wish to work with, and those DealerScouts will then be able to evaluate your
book finds, and make on-the-spot offers to you to purchase them, if your "finds"
meet their purchasing criteria. This can allow you to make money
on merchandise that you would perhaps normally "pass" on.
Any ScoutPal can set themselves up as a DealerScout, TeamScout, or both.
For more information, and to join the ScoutPal Network, visit the
ScoutPal Network home page at:
http://www.scoutpal.com/spnw
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Display a Formula Result
will direct ScoutPal to calculate and display the results of
a pricing formula of your design,
for each of your searches. This can be used to assist a purchase decision,
for example your formula could display "Buy" if the sales rank is under 10,000 and the
lowest offering price is greater than $10.
Click on the Formula Editor button to create and edit a formula.
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Price Graph is a numeric graph of market listing prices.
Each number in the graph represents a listing price rounded UP to the nearest $10,
with "penny listings" indicated by a dot ("."). Prices rounding to $100 and above are indicated by "+".
Prices rounding to $200 and above are indicated by "!".
For example, consider the following price graph, and the underlying sequence of prices:
(5 - 146) [$8.95, $32.95, $54.95, $56.00, $57.00]
There are 5 books offered. The graph 146 for the first three
offerings indicates that there is one book priced in the $10 range,
and the rest are priced much higher.
This is a signal that the first listing is an anomoly, and you
may want to click the "Details" button to see why...
It may be a book that is inappropriately marketed (terrible condition,
or not exactly the same book), or it may simply be a good
opportunity for you to buy it from the Amazon seller, to resell on your own.
The graph by default will use the first 10 listing prices, but you can shorten
it by the "Max:" setting. Setting it to 3 will give the fastest results,
as the first lookup with Amazon returns 3 listings from each category.
It cannot be longer then "Max Details".
You must have the "Count" checkmarked to get a Price Graph.
A Price Graph is not available if you only have "Lowest of All" in your results.
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