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Boost application development with Amazon web Services, Part 1: How to use the Amazon E-Commerce Service

Eric Giguerre (ericgiguere@ericgiguere.com), Software Developer, Studio B
Eric Giguere is a software developer and author who has written numerous articles and several books about all kinds of programming topics. Having just finished his fourth book, "Make Easy Money with Google," he's hard at work on a follow-up title.

Summary:  This tutorial provides an overview of Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS exposes raw product information and key parts of Amazon.com technology to third-party developers for use in their applications. After describing how AWS works in general, the tutorial focuses on the main AWS service, called the Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS). As part of this tutorial, you will develop a small web application that uses ECS to display book and music information.

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Date:  24 Jun 2005
Level:  Intermediate
PDF:  A4 and Letter (407 KB | 35 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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This tutorial provides an overview of Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS exposes raw product information and key parts of Amazon.com technology to third-party developers for use in their applications. After describing how AWS works in general, the tutorial focuses on the main AWS service, called the Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS). As part of this tutorial, you will develop a small web application that uses ECS to display book and music information.

This tutorial is written primarily for Java(TM); developers who are looking to incorporate AWS into their applications or to build new applications around AWS, though much of the material isn't specific to the Java programming language. No knowledge of web services is required.

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As part of this tutorial, you need to register with Amazon.com to obtain an AWS subscription ID. Registration is free, and the details are provided later. You cannot use any of Amazon's web services without a subscription ID.

To run the code in this tutorial, you need a Java software development kit (JDK), version 1.4.2 or later.

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