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Amazon - Seattle Public Library Lookup Greasemonkey Script Updated

[Update 16 May 2007: there’s an improved version that handles holds on Userscripts.org.]
I have updated my Amazon-to-Seattle Public Library lookup Greasemonkey script to work with Firefox 1.5 and Greasemonkey 0.6.4. Get it here.
It inserts a link under the book title indicating the book’s status at SPL.

Here’s the original post.

New improved Book Burro extension for Firefox

Jesse Andrews has updated his awesome Book Burro extension for Firefox to include library lookups in addition to price comparisons. I sent him an email two days ago asking that the Seattle Public Library be added to the list of available libraries, and today he let me know that SPL has been added. And it […]

Firefox 1.5 and Greasemonkey

So you’ve likely already heard the news. Firefox 1.5 has been officially released. I love Firefox and the new version seems like a nice upgrade. Unfortunately, a number of my favorite extensions are as yet incompatible with 1.5. This includes Greasemonkey. The most recent version (0.6.3), quietly linked to on the Greasemonkey mailing list, still […]

Seattle Public Library Greasemonkey script part 2

[Update 16 May 2007: there’s an improved version that handles holds on Userscripts.org.]
About six weeks ago, I cobbled together a quickie Greasemonkey script for including a LibraryLookup link in Amazon’s book pages to the Seattle Public Library. It’s proved very handy. Some non-techie family members are using it, and it’s generated more comments and feedback […]

LibraryLookup Greasemonkey script

Update: I have a new, better script available. Check it out. If you’re still interested in the older script below, please continue reading.
A few weeks ago I set out to paste together my first Greasemonkey script along the lines of Jon Udell’s uber-cool LibraryLookup. What I have so far falls short of Udell’s, but […]