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EXPLORER
WWWUPDATE
The ‘Store’ Opens: It’s Not Just for Books Anymore
By JANET BRISTER, AAPG Website Editor
The name has changed. The URL
has changed. The experience has
changed.
No longer does AAPG have a “Bookstore
online.” It has become the “AAPG Store.”
And the Store is the online place to buy,
download and register for AAPG events.
The first phase is completed, which
means books and products are both
available for purchase, along with AAPG
education event registration.
In other words, you are now able to
purchase either item in one location.
Over the next several months I’ll get
into the nitty-gritty details – this month is a
chance to introduce you to the “Storefront,”
details page and shopping cart.
Searching
As you can see in the accompanying
graphic, Search Store is highly visible
and searches all fields of the site. It
accommodates ISBN numbers, author
names, titles, publishers, descriptions,
product or event codes, notes, address
fields and more.
The listed results include available
products and education events.
The default search results are
alphabetized by title. You have the added
option of sorting by price and date.
Moving down the right side of every
page you’ll notice first the cart summary. As
you add items to your cart this window will
maintain the title and pricing tally.
(If you are a member and do not see
member prices, you’ll need to log in before
your member rate will appear.)
Special Items, when available, display
next. These are rotating specially priced
or promoted items that are available
throughout the site while shopping.
Education Events and Product
Categories are pre-searches provided to
Going to the AAPG Annual
Convention and Exhibition in Pittsburgh
this month?
If so, please stop by the
Communications kiosk in the AAPG
Center in the exhibits hall, and we can
explore together what the Store offers.
hone the items you wish to consider.
You’ll notice seven education event
categories, including “All.” This alphabetized
list can be sorted by date or price.
The product categories have an
expanding menu interface keeping your
category list more manageable.
Popular Searches is a tag cloud
I’ll also be able to answer general
questions about the AAPG website –
and would be happy to address specific
issues that you might have with our
operation.
Hope to see you in Pittsburgh.
– JANET BRISTER
displaying what other users have searched
for most within the Store – the larger the
word, the more often it has been searched.
The Storefront also highlights promotions,
specially priced items, events that are about
to expire, new releases, best sellers and more.
Details
The familiar details page includes social
objects to let you share your interest, make
recommendations or tweet about your
purchase.
Inspect the graphic by rolling your
mouse over the image. When available, this
enlarges the graphic provided for greater
detail viewing.
Additional information you may see when
viewing a product or event includes items
others purchased along with the item you
are viewing, as well as suggested products
or events based off of similarities between
what you are viewing and what we have
available in the Store.
For the education events detail you’ll
discover expanded details that are better
organized.
Add to calendar runs a script that adds
the event of interest to your calendar.
The map feature shows the location
of the event you are considering if it is a
physical course. This embedded Google
Map then allows you to look at other
information of interest surrounding the
venue, get directions and additional options
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