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BookLookr

Literary Ecommerce Search Engine

Published on 06/28/2010

Rated 3 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor

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What can you use the app for?

BookLookr is an application used to compare prices on books online to find the cheapest price. It may be used for any type of books, including textbooks. The application also pulls the most recent reviews from Amazon within search results.

What is the history and popularity of the app?

Booklookr was founded in 2009. No statistical data is available.

What are the differences to other apps?

The application is free to use and, despite an affiliation with Amazon, will clearly list all options for purchase with the relevant pricing information from multiple sources.

How does the web app look and feel to use?

The interface is uncluttered and pleasing to the eye. It is easy to use and intuitive. Users enter author, title or ISBN to begin the search process. Within the results, the user chooses to ‘get prices’ of the book they are looking for. Booklookr then checks major sites to find the lowest prices and provides a link to purchase the book on each site. Reviews from Amazon are also offered on the results page below the book listings. If a user wants to tell a friend about the site, they can connect with Gmail, Windows Live, Yahoo, or AOL.

How does the registration process work?

No registration is needed to use BookLookr.

What does it cost to use the application?

BookLookr is completely free to use.

Who would you recommend the application to?

College students looking for the lowest prices on textbooks will benefit from searching with BookLookr. Anyone who wants to have the best price information aggregated in one application for books will enjoy using BookLookr.

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