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Press the microphone button above and state your desired topic. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace.

Instructions: Search for books by topic

Example Queries:
  • computer programming
  • murder mysteries
  • social networking

Press the microphone button above and state your desired author. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace.

Instructions: Search for books by author

Example Queries:
  • Dean Koontz
  • Stephen King
  • Tina Fey

Press the microphone button above and state your desired title. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace.

Instructions: Search for books by title. Note: this search is for when you know the exact title of the book. If you just know a few words from the title, do a Topic Search.

Example Queries:
  • Water For Elephants
  • The 17 Day Diet
  • The Throne of Fire

Press the microphone button above and state your desired filter conditions. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace.

Instructions: Try some of the filters in the examples below to get you started. Some tips:
  • Click on Reset Filter if you want to clear the current filter, or leave it unchecked if you want to build your filter incrementally.
  • If the system misses part of your filter, just say the missing filter condition(s). No need to repeat the entire filter
  • Many problems just vanish if you speak slower, get closer or further from the phone when you talk, and find a quieter place to talk.
  • If all else fails, use the Manual Input button.
Example Queries

Below are just a few examples of how you can filter your search results. You can use plain English to state your filter conditions:

  • Books that cost less than 35 dollars
  • Books that cost more than 10 dollars and less than 35 dollars
  • Books signed by the author, first editions only, and cost more than 10 dollars
  • Books published in the last year, paperback only
  • Hardcover books that have a dust jacket
  • Used books in good to like-new condition
  • Books published between 2001 and 2005
  • Used books and the Seller has a 3-star rating or better
  • Used books published between 2001 and 2005 that have a dust jacket

The Conditions Table below shows the complete list of things you can filter by:

Filter Conditions

Conditions Table

Price State a minimum or maximum price, or you can specify a price range
Seller Rating Using a 5-star rating system, state the mininum number of stars a Seller must have to be included in search results
Condition State a minimum or maximum book condition, or you can specify a range. Valid book conditions are: New, Fine or Like New, Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor. You can also say Used if you just want any book that is not New.
Year Published State the year the book was published. You can also specify a range, or use relative phrases like 5 years ago, in the last year, etc.
Binding Valid choices are Hardcover or Paperback
Signed State if you are looking for books signed by the author
First Edition State if you are looking for first editions of a book
Dust Jacket State if the book must have a dust jacket

You need to do a search first to see some search results.