Can be used either for an online library, a book review service or for a virtual ebook store.
Book details (title, authors, covers, release information) can be pulled in easily from Amazon using the ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
Installation:
In the Joomla backend, to the "Extensions" -> "Install/Unistall" section.
Upload the package's ZIP archive file.
Here are some key features of "Book Library":
Features:
· Integration with VirtueMart for Direct Selling
· PHP5
· Uses new Amazon API (Amazon Associate Web Services)
· Uses CURL for increased security (remote files)
· Full Category & Subcategory support
· User Lend Request function with calendar
· Integrated [Search Books] function
· Multicategories
· Multilingual
· Fully language aware frontend and backend
· English included, other languages can be downloaded from the website
· English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Persian(Farsi), Portuguese, Russian and Spanish included
· Category & Subcategory show in Joomla pathway
· Full language name in book description (English instead of ENG)
· Main Category list now shows Subcategories
· Hide book affiliate link (show internal Joomla URL)
· Hide direct link to eBook download (show internal Joomla URL)
· Hide eBook download link from download managers
· Optional button [Buy Now]
· Button [Add Review] with AJAX show-hide form
· Button [Suggest Book] with AJAX show-hide form
· CAPTCHA for Guest [Reviews] & [Suggestions]
· Typed [Book Reviews] kept on screen even when wrong CAPTCHA entered
· Show eBook download license before allowing ebook download
· Possibility create link to search result
· Extended search
· Dropdowns default to "All Books" and "All Categories"
· Subcategories show clearer in dropdown boxes
· Sorting improvements in [Book Manager]
· [Print Report] option with fields choice in [Book Manager]
· Added checks for empty BookID to [Book Manager]
· Possibility to customize eBook download URL
· Administrator can add a direct link to an eBook
· Allow external mambots in book descriptions
· Option to set default Amazon server for new books
· Pull in book details with ISBN-10 from Amazon
· Pull in book details with ISBN-13 (ca, com, uk)
· Pull in Editorial Reviews (only from .com because of Amazon policy)
· Added UTF-8 decoding for ISO DB (special characters and accents)
· Button to set local book cover path automatically
· z39.50 protocol for info fetching from other libraries (needs PHP YAZ extension)
· Possibility to assign different custom images to each Category (instead of having one standard icon for all)
· Book Review Management per single book
· [Review Manager] for user submitted book reviews
· Email to admin when [User Review] added
· [Suggestion Manager] for user suggested books
· Rights setting who is allowed to suggest books
· Email to admin when [Book Suggestion] added
· Lend Request Manager in backend
· Email to admin when Lend Request submitted
· CSV import/export with [Description]
· XML import/export with [Description] and [Review]
· Full MySQL tables import/export
· Configuration Backend
Requirements:
· Joomla!