NAME
XML::Amazon - Perl extension for getting information from Amazon
SYNOPSIS
use XML::Amazon;
my $amazon = XML::Amazon->new(token => AMAZON-ID, locale => 'uk');
$item->asin('0596101058');## ASIN access
if ($amazon->is_success){
print $item->title;
}
my $items;
$items = $amazon->search(keywords => 'Perl');## Search by 'Perl'
foreach my $item ($items){
print $item->title . '\n';
}DESCRIPTION
XML::Amazon provides a simple way to get information from Amazon. XML::Amazon can connect to US, JP, UK, FR, DE and CA.
USAGE
XML::Amazon->new(token => AMAZON-ID, associate => ASSOCIATE-ID, locale => UK)
Creates a new empty XML::Amazon object. You should specify your Amazon Web Service ID (which can be obteined thorough http://www.amazon.com/gp/aws/registration/registration-form.html). You can also specify your locale (defalut: US; you can choose us, uk, jp, fr, de, ca) and your Amazon associate ID (default: webservices-20, which is Amazon default).
$XML_Amazon->asin(ASIN)
Responses an XML::Amazon::Item object whose ASIN is as given.
$XML_Amazon->search(keywords => 'Perl', page => '2', type => 'Books')
Responses an XML::Amazon::Collection object. i<type> can be Blended, Books, Music, DVD, etc.
$XML_Amazon->is_success
Responses 1 when successful, otherwise 0.
$XML_Amazon_Collection->collection
Responses a list of XML::Amazon::Item objects.
$XML_Amazon_Item->title
$XML_Amazon_Item->made_by
Responses authors when the item is a book, and likewise.
$XML_Amazon_Item->publisher
$XML_Amazon_Item->url
$XML_Amazon_Item->image(size)
Responses the URL of the cover image. i<size> can be s, m, or l.
$XML_Amazon_Item->price
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Yusuke Sugiyama, <ally@blinkingstar.net>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2006 by Hedwig
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.6 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.