Amazon RSS Feeds: Features 

• Display items from any category (browse node), Listmania list, or custom list of ASINs.
• Explore the categories with the integral node browser. NEW!
• Items are tagged with your Associate Tag, so that you can earn revenue from sales.
• RSS Feeds are available in 4 styles, including images, prices and Buy Now buttons.
• Choose between left or right aligned images. New!
• Formatting is specifically engineered for use with Squidoo, and so will look great whatever style you choose.
• Feeds are refreshed automatically, so your lens is always showing the latest products.
• Data is cached on the server to provide quick updates to your visitors.
• Get it here: Amazon RSS Feeds for Squidoo

Step By Step Guide 

Here's how to add an Amazon RSS Feed to your lens.

1. Add an "RSS Module" to your lens.
2. Go to the Amazon Feeds page on SquidUtils.com.
3. Select which type of feed you would like:
   - top or new items with a specified category
   - items from a Listmania list
   - individual items selected by ASIN
4. The first text box on the page requires the appropriate code from Amazon. If you're not sure what any of these mean, you can just paste in the entire URL from Amazon, and it'll be worked out automatically. More details about this is given below.
5. The second text box is for your Associate Tag. If you are signed up as an Amazon Associate, you should know what this is. If you are not an Associate, then you probably better off using traditional Squidoo's Amazon modules.
6. Below the text boxes are a number of options, which might include a product filter, which is specific to the type of feed you are creating. There are also 4 different styles of feed, ranging from plain text to fully featured.
7. Once you are happy with your inputs, click on the [Get RSS Feed URL] button. The URL of your new feed will appear below the button. If you want to see what this feed will look like, click on "preview".
8. Using the right-click menu on the URL provided, select "Copy shortcut" or "Copy link location".
9. Paste the URL into a new RSS module on your lens, save it, and you're done.
   
   If the RSS module doesn't accept your URL, check that there are no spaces at the beginning or end of the URL.

What information do I need to provide? 

• For category feeds, you need the 'browse node id', which you can get by browsing the categories on Amazon. For example DVDs have the node ID "130". Subcategories will have their own node IDs. There is an interactive menu on the right-hand side of the page that will help you drill down to the node IDs that you need.
• For Listmania feeds you need the list ID. The easiest way to do this is to find a Listmania list (they often appear in the sidebars on Amazon), and paste the whole URL into SquidUtils.com. (Read about Listmania)
• For individually selected items, you need to provide a list of one or more ASINs, separated with commas. The ASIN can be found in the URL and on the page under 'Product Details'. Books have their 10 digit ISBN number as their ASIN, while non-book ASINs look like this: 'B000NK8L6W'.

Example: Descriptions and Images 

Here are some items taken from a Listmania list, showing the comment by the list maker, the product description, images and prices. This list is also available with small pictures, or as plain text. Up to 5 items can be displayed.

The options used for this example are as follows:.

• The Listmania ID is 'R2NY6DSPUNH5QT'.
• The style of the feed is 'HTML & Large Images'.
• Image alignment is 'Right'

Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

Example: Items similar to ASIN 

This list show products that are similar to the Nintendo Wii, showing small images on the left of each description. This is a handy way to show products related to one you are featuring.

It uses the 'Items by ASIN' type. You can also use this to show a fixed list of products that you have chosen. Simply list up to 5 ASINs, separated by commas, and set the 'Select Products' option to 'Exact match to ASINs'.

The options used for this example are as follows:.

• The ASIN is 'B0009VXBAQ'.
• Select Products is set to 'Other similar items'
• The style of the feed is 'HTML & Small Images'
• Image alignment is 'Left'

Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

Example: Grid of Images 

This example shows 6 items from the 'Digital Photography Books' category on Amazon, without any text or description. You can choose to see just 3 items if you wish.

You can also choose between the 'Top Sellers' or the 'New Releases' for a given category. Amazon's category tree does go very deep, so you can get a very specific list of items.

The options used for this example are as follows:

• Product Filter = 'Top Sellers'
• Node = 3825141 "Digital Photography Books"
• Style = 'Just Large Images (Grid)'

Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

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Reader Feedback 

I'd love to know what you think of this new service. Specifically, what features would you like to see added? If you have a style in mind that you think will work well, then let me know about it. Also, if you have any questions, submit them here...

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