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The Price Comparison XML Format

<?xml version="1.0"  encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<book>
<apiversion>1.0</apiversion>
<title>Sociology</title>
<author>Macionis, John J</author>
<publisher>Prentice Hall</publisher>
<publicationdate></publicationdate>
<ean>9780132184748</ean>
<isbn>0132184745</isbn>
<producturl>http://www.directtextbook.com/prices/0132184745</producturl>
<results>4</results>
<items>
<item>
<vendor>Alibris</vendor>
<price>14.95</price>
<shipping>3.99</shipping>
<currency>USD</currency>
<condition>new</condition>
<url>http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=z5ATLCHhB4c&subid=0&offerid=39828.122856000&type=2&u1=dtb&tmpid=939&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?S%253DR%2526qisbn%253D01321847485%2526qsort%253Dp</url>
</item>
<item>
<vendor>A1Books</vendor>
<price>34.00</price>
<shipping>3.99</shipping>
<currency>USD</currency>
<condition>new</condition>
<url>http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-910840-10297138?sid=dtb&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.a1books.com%2Fcgi-bin%2FmktSearch%3Fact%3DshowDesc%26ITEM_CODE%3D0132184745</url>
</item>
<item>
<vendor>A1Books</vendor>
<price>42.30</price>
<shipping>3.99</shipping>
<currency>USD</currency>
<condition>used</condition>
<url>http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-910840-10297138?sid=dtb&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.a1books.com%2Fcgi-bin%2FmktSearch%3Fact%3DshowDesc%26ITEM_CODE%3D0132184745</url>
</item>
<item>
<vendor>SafariX eBooks</vendor>
<price>56.20</price>
<shipping>0.00</shipping>
<currency>USD</currency>
<condition>new</condition>
<url>http://www.safarix.com/?xmlid=0131951564&a=102721</url>
</item>
</items>
</book>

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