Monday, April 10, 2006
As announcements have begun to go out about the completion of The Dragon Bookstore, the response has been incredible! Already, there is a huge list of new items to add that have been suggested by the influx of new visitors! Eight of those items were added this morning: seven books and one movie. These included the roleplaying game Fireborn and the movie Dragonstorm. Work will continue on this venture, and you can expect more very soon! Thank you everyone for your submissions! And please, keep them coming. Suggestions for new items are always appreciated.
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Finally, after three months of work, The Dragon Bookstore has arrived at some degree of completeness! Nothing has been posted in the past couple of weeks, but many changes have been made. Most of these changes include minor features and bug fixes, such as the addition of images to the seller listings and the shopping cart, and the implementation of a few more graphics. Also, two books have been recently added. These books are The Atlas of Pern and The People of Pern, both companion books to the Dragonriders of Pern series. But don't fret; just because this website has reached a complete look and layout doesn't mean that the features will stop coming. Many things are planned for the future of The Dragon Bookstore, such as listings for items that don't feature dragons (gasp), and also more listings for dragon books and games. So sit back, take a look around, and enjoy!
Monday, March 27, 2006
I know it has been a while, but some new items have finally been added to the listings! Specifically, 4 new dragon movies were added, including the excellent but little-known titles Dragonworld and Q: The Winged Serpent. Along with those additions, alternate formats of currently offered products continue to be added. In the works are many new features, such as alternate format image displays and a system through which The Dragon Bookstore will offer various non-dragon-related items. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 19, 2006
See that new header bar at the top of the page? It's brand-new! It will link you your shopping cart, a site-wide search, and the Dragon Bookstore home page. It also replaces the search box that used to be on the left side of the page. Other recent changes include the addition of more available formats to all of the game pages and most of the movie pages. Adding more available formats to the item pages is the current priority, so expect to see more and more of those being filled out every day!
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Dragon Bookstore has just undergone some vast and exciting upgrades! The first thing you'll likely notice is the 'buy now' button under each item listing; click that button, and prices are displayed for up to two formats of the item (such as paperback and hardcover). The second thing you'll notice is that most of the displayed prices are now much lower! That's because Amazon's third party Marketplace seller system has been integrated into The Dragon Bookstore's price listing, and the lowest available price is displayed. When you click on a price, available sellers of the item will be displayed (including Amazon itself) for you to choose from! Also images in the listings have been enlarged, and you can click on them for a full-sized version! But there's more! The item pages have been altered to display pricing for all available formats of the particular item! Those listings are sparse right now, but the next changes to The Dragon Bookstore will involve filling those out and adding more formats of each item. Another change is that The Dragon Bookstore's shopping cart system has been put in place! Note that you need to have cookies enabled to use it. Only checkout happens through Amazon.com now. And just a little warning: with any change this vast, there are bound to be a few bugs. So be sure to verify the items in your shopping cart before checking out. Enjoy!
Friday, March 3, 2006
You may notice a couple of changes around here. The most obvious is the search box to the left. Yes I finally did it; I removed the Google search bars and implemented a custom search engine! Waiting for Google to get around to indexing the bookstore was not a good solution. Also, all of the item pages have bigger images! And you can click on those images to get full-sized versions! This is the first step in a process that will eventually finish with the implementation of a custom shopping cart system. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
13 new books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore, every one of them requests by members of the draconomicon.com forums! Thanks guys! This bumps the count to 351 items. Among the new items are the entire Bazil Broketail series and the Tales of Kolmar trilogy. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Monday, February 27, 2006
A brand spankin' new category system was just implemented in The Dragon Bookstore! Hopefully, this will allow visitors to more quickly find the sorts of items they're looking for. It's still being tweaked a little, and some visual improvements will come within the next week, but it is mostly complete. Also, I have fixed the forms and added two new ones! Visitors can suggest new items with the item suggestion form, and can suggest related links with the link submission form! Oh yeah, that's another new improvement; A new drive has begun to post external links on the item pages related to the items in question, such as author, publisher, and fan sites. Enjoy! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
The Dragon Bookstore just hit 338 items (12 of which were just added), pushing the grand total above a third of a thousand! I have finished adding books from the huge list I was working from! From now on, new additions will come from new releases, visitor requests, and the dragonlance series, only half of which I have added thus far. Among the books added today were the Dragon series by Laurence Yep and The Pit Dragon Chronicles by Jane Yolen. From here on out, the focus will be on adding new features to this website, as well as making sure different formats of the items are available (hardcover, softcover, audio, etc). I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I'm sorry that it has been a few days since I last posted. I've been pretty busy! But there is some great stuff coming to The Dragon Bookstore! Within a week, I hope to have a directory system implemented to help visitors more quickly find the books they're looking for. Within two weeks, I hope to have new forms that visitors can use to suggest new items! 13 books were just added to the listings, including the oldest listed book to date, The Dragon of Wantley, first published in 1892! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Friday, February 17, 2006
13 books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore. Also, I did some work on touching up the layout of the site. I may give its resident dragon some color soon. And I may take tomorrow off. We'll see! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Dragon Bookstore now lists 300 items! This number includes 255 books, 21 movies, and 24 games! 12 of these movies were just added; I decided that the movie listing was severely lacking, so I went hunting. The added movies include compilations of episodes of the popular Dragon Tales children's television show, and the classic movie Dragonslayer. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
13 books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore, including Dragon Magic and the Dragon Tales series of children's books. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, if it doesn't happen soon, I'll remove the Google search bars and find my own solution.
Monday, February 13, 2006
The Dragon Bookstore has officially been up and running for an entire month! That may not sound like much, but with 275 items now filling this website's listings, the past month has been a long one! 14 of these items were just added, all of them books. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
13 books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore's listings, bringing the total number of items up past 250! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
13 books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore's listings. I have also gone through and (I believe) eliminated every one of the dead links in this site. Let me know if I missed one! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Friday, February 10, 2006
13 books were just added to The Dragon Bookstore's listings. I have now added about half of the books from the huge list I'm working through, and about a third of the Dragonlance books! I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Thursday, February 9, 2006
17 new books have just been added, most of those children's books from the Beginning to Read collection (though I threw in a few regular ol' adult books too). I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
13 new books have just been added, pushing the total number of items past 200! There are now 205 items listed in The Dragon Bookstore. These consist of 172 books, 9 movies, and 24 games. The 200th item was the popular children's book The Reluctant Dragon. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
14 new books have just been added, most of them children's books, including My Father's Dragon and The Dragon Chronicles! This brings the total to 192. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
Monday, February 6, 2006
16 new items were just added; 11 of those are books and 5 are games. The games (Drakengard and Panzer Dragoon) are the first requested items to be posted in The Dragon Bookstore! To request items, simply go to the contact page and make the request. I apologize that the Dragon Bookstore search is not yet working; Google has not yet indexed this site. However, it will likely happen soon!
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