Automatic Book Price and Stock Tracking
Every morning, WebRun opens Barnes & Noble, checks the current price, availability, and store pickup status for each title on your reading list, records the reading in Airtable, and pings you on Telegram when a book drops in price or comes back in stock.
How do I track book prices and stock on a reading list?
WebRun opens Barnes & Noble every morning and checks the price, stock status, and store pickup availability of every title on your reading list. It logs each reading in Airtable against the lowest price seen and pings you on Telegram when a book drops or returns to stock, so a bulk order goes in at the right moment.
- A price drop is caught the morning it happens
- Each alert shows today's price against the lowest ever seen
- Restocks on a backordered title surface before the bulk order is placed
Built for librarians · book club organisers · teachers · independent booksellers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
barnesandnoble.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Barnes & Noble - check price and availability
barnesandnoble.com
WebRun opens Barnes & Noble to check price and availability. - Open Barnes & Noble and look up each title on your reading list
- Record the current price for the format you want: hardcover, paperback, or ebook
- Record whether the title is in stock, on backorder, or unavailable
- Check store pickup availability at your chosen store
- Look up prices only. WebRun never adds to a cart or places an order
Done when Every title on the list has today's price, stock status, and pickup availability.
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Airtable - record the price history
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to record the price history. - Add today's reading for each title: price, format, stock status, and pickup store
- Compare against the lowest price seen since you started watching
- Mark any title that is at or below your target price
- Keep the full history so a discount can be judged against the usual price
Done when Today's prices are logged and compared against the lowest seen.
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Telegram - ping you when a title drops
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to ping you when a title drops. - Message you only when a title drops in price or returns to stock
- Name the title, the new price, the previous price, and the format
- Say when a title is available for store pickup, which matters for a bulk order
- Stay quiet on the mornings when nothing changed
Done when You have been told about every price drop and restock.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it buy the books when the price drops?
No. WebRun only looks up prices and stock, then tells you. It never adds a title to a cart, places an order, or uses a saved payment method. You decide when and what to buy.
How do I know a discount is actually good?
Every reading is logged in Airtable, so each alert shows today's price against the lowest price seen since you started watching. A small markdown off an inflated price is visible for what it is.
Does it message me every day?
Only when something changed. Telegram is used for price drops, restocks, and pickup availability. Quiet mornings stay quiet, and the full history is always in Airtable.
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