Hi Lloyd,
Programming has developed the Search module and other premium modules such as the Quick Order Entry Module, Address Book module, and the Gift Registry module, which are included with the SmithCart build as one package. This gives you a chance to trial the module before purchasing. The license message clearly states that you must purchase the module to receive a license for it. A majority of the new features that we have released are included in the cart at no additional cost. Here are just a few of the features that you get at no cost:
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Google ecommerce analytics (Google checkout coming soon)
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Authorize.Net SIM Payment Gateway Integration - Hosted payment page for merchants who do not have SSL.
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2 new management reports off the reports menu
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New product dimension fields; width, height and length
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New tax features; tax by zip code and tax exempt for multiple roles
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Bill Me Later for multiple roles
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My Accounts module enhancements including a "Pay Now" feature
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New manufacturer fields and the ability to email manufacturers on successful order
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New Ship Orders Management screen with pick ticket report and pick ticket email
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New email template management features
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Australia Post DRC integration for real time shipping rates.
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etc, etc
We had a lot of internal discussion about weather or not to include the new Address Book and Search modules as standard or premium modules and decided to make the new modules premium modules at a nominal cost of $49.
A few of the reasons we decided to make the new address book and search modules premium are as follows:
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The cart already includes 7 standard modules with a ton of functionality which we think is fairly priced at $199
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Continue to provide top notch support - the support costs for an ecommerce system in dnn are pretty high given the complexities of payment gateways, operational processes involved, implementation with the dnn framework, etc. Although we have a thorough users manual and there is a lot of info in the forum there is still a lot of training and support that customers need to implement a shopping cart and understand all the features.
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Continue the development of new features and functionality and provide quick turnaround on bug fixes.
Thanks,