The Internet Book - Advance Search

Required and Prohibited Search Words
Attaching one of the following operators will either require or prohibit words from appearing in the search results.
[ + / AND]:
Attaching a + (plus sign) to a word requires that the word be found in all of the search results.

[- / AND NOT]:
Attaching a - (minus sign) in front of a word requires that the word not be found in any of the search results.

Search for exact phrases using quotation marks (" ")
Putting quotes around a set of words will find items with those exact words in sequence.

Wildcard Matching (*)
Attaching a * to the right-hand side of a word will return left side partial matches.

Search Command Summary

Here is a summary of the search commands available to you:

Search for	Command	Example
One word AND another	Use space between words Use AND between words Use + between words	computer monitor computer and monitor computer + monitor Returns items with the words computer and monitor.
One word OR another	word1 OR word2	movie or video Returns all items with the words movie or video.
EXACTLY these words	"word1 word2 word3"	"computer hard disk" Returns items with exactly the words computer, hard, and disk in that specific order, separated by a space.
One word AND NOT another	- (minus sign) word1 -word2 word1 AND NOT word2	computer -used Returns items containing the word computer and will exclude all items containing the word used.
Any words starting with a SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF LETTERS	* (asterisk symbol)	comp* Returns items with words starting with "comp" such as computer, compact and company.

Combining the Syntax
You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined in the proper order.

Search titles and descriptions to get more matches
Search always looks in the title of the items for sale to find the keywords that you specify. You can find many more items by searching both the title and description for each item. Just click on the option to "search titles and descriptions" under the search box.

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