Creating eBay Business Tools For Dummies dives into the technical side of eBay, taking the reader into everything
from using HTML in auctions to the cusp of writing full-fledged programs for the eBay API.
eBay has a powerful platform that developers as well as power sellers can use to energize and maximize an eBay business - the book targets the technologies used including HTML, CSS, Java, RDF Site Summary (RSS), PHP, SQL, and APIs for eBay and other related companies (PayPal, Fed Ex, USPS, UPS).
Visual Basic and MS Office 2003 integration will also be covered. Learn how to integrate eBay with Outlook, PayPal, MS Excel and more to automate business processes.
The book doesn't teach programming from the ground up, but it gives someone enough support and background to start using pre-written code. More advanced users might start by modifying the samples or recreating them in some other language.
Part I: Peering Toward the Technical Side of eBay.
Part II: Low-Tech Steps to High-Value Returns.
Part III: Stepping into Some Programming.
Part IV: Going API with eBay and More.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Appendix: About the CD.