returned page to get the ISBN

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hi. i do not know what is the URL of the page that i should get with ns_httpget. i am first now trying to get something done with only amazon.com. i went to their ISBN searching page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/search/isbn.html/002-7327134-3851227 and looked into the page source. i suspect i have to do something with the URL that is in method, but even with the discussion in chapter 10 in the book, i don't understand what is the logic that is behind the definition of that URL. can you help me with this?

-- Ines Sousa, September 20, 1999

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After entering an ISBN number into the Amazon form, you will notice that the ISBN is contained in the URL. Try using the resulting URL from your search...

-- Brian Stein, September 20, 1999