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The Programming Guide provides task-oriented descriptions of how to use and implement Amazon Associates Web (Amazon Associates Web Service) operations. For a complete description of Amazon Associates Web Service operations, refer to the API Reference.
This programming guide has the following sections:
Welcome to the Amazon Associates Web Service—Provides a high overview of Amazon Associates Web Service and this developer guide.
Getting Set Up—Describes the tasks you must complete before using Amazon Associates Web Service.
Introducing E-Commerce and Web Services—Introduces technologies central to Amazon Associates Web Service, such as e—commerce, WSDL, and schemas.
Amazon Associates Web Service Terminology and Basic Concepts—Introduces terms and concepts central to Amazon Associates Web Service.
Visual Introduction to Amazon Associates Web Service—Introduces Amazon Associates Web Service functionality by visually comparing it to functionality seen on Amazon's retail web site.
Organization of Items for Sale on Amazon—Describes how items are organized in Amazon databases.
Making Requests and Understanding Responses—Introduces you to making Amazon Associates Web Service requests and processing Amazon Associates Web Service responses.
Finding Items to Buy—Describes the operations and response groups required to find items to buy.
Motivating Customers to Buy—Describes the operations and response groups required to motivate customers to buy. Topics include displaying images, customer review, and seller reviews.
Returning Price And Availability Information—Describes the operations and response groups required to get pricing and availability information of the items for sale.
Working With Remote Shopping Carts—Describes the operations and response groups required to create a shopping cart, add items to it, and modify the number of items in the cart.
Purchasing the Items in a Remote Shopping Cart—Describes the operations and response groups required to purchase the items in a shopping cart.
Tracking Transactions—Describes the operations and response groups required to track the fulfillment of purchases.
Handling Errors—Describes errors returned by Amazon Associates Web Service.
Best Programming Practices—Provides programming tips to maximize your Amazon Associates Web Service application's functionality.
Locale Considerations—Addresses locale—specific issues.
