Book search engine, custom design

Discussion in 'Websites' started by shmekerosu, May 4, 2010.

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    If anyone is interested to take a critical but objective look at my new website i will apreciate it! So, to cut story short i created a book / document search engine based on google api. Idea is not new but design and script is cusgom made and one new cool feature is ability to search also in document itself not only website/page/url keywords!
    So you enter main search criteria and also in pdf text you need to look up.

    Site url: http://pdfsearcher.com

    Explore it and let me know impressions and improvement ideas!

    Best!
     
    shmekerosu, May 4, 2010 IP
  2. shmekerosu

    shmekerosu Active Member

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    Any comments and ideas for improvement will be appreciated.

    I am going to add 3 option for each pdf found:
    1. view online
    2. download
    3. convert to DOC/TXT file + download

    and also option to preview first pages. Do you think this will be usefull ?

    http://www.PDFsearcher.com

    Thanks!
     
    shmekerosu, May 5, 2010 IP
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    This is an interesting idea for a website. Very useful for those who struggles to find PDF's on Google. Your site is taking care of all:)
    The view online option will probably be useful, but most of the users have the plugin installed, so they can use their own system resources instead of yours.
    The download option is clearly very useful. The preview of the first pages is not needed, because not all the PDF documents display relevant data on the first pages.

    This is just my opinion. I hope it helps:)
     
    jim.chamb, May 5, 2010 IP
  4. shmekerosu

    shmekerosu Active Member

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    You found what you were looking for ?

    from my side best option is that it can search in actual pdf text to match one you enter.

    I am adding now support to convert(save) pdf to text since most people use it for their own documents, so site will do export in editable text format.

    Thanks for coments.

    Ideas are welcome......
     
    shmekerosu, May 5, 2010 IP
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    very nice and its a very good idea
    good luck
     
    stoneRide, May 6, 2010 IP
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    Did you managed to find what you were searching for ?

    Thanks for comment.
     
    shmekerosu, May 7, 2010 IP
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    very good!
    This is very useful!
    I have it in Favorites.
    But It can't go to the next page
     
    Gary pan, May 7, 2010 IP
  8. shmekerosu

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    It will go a major tuneup-refresh, adding a ton of features in this weekend so stay close.

    Thanks for your reviews. There are tons ,more then 175 milions free PDF out there, usefull documentation and files so you can take advantage of them.

    Cheers!
     
    shmekerosu, May 7, 2010 IP