Or maybe- 

use SQL::Abstract;
my $sql = SQL::Abstract->new;

my $book_data =  {}; # your data from above

my ( $stmt, @bind ) = $sql->insert("books", $book_data);

print $stmt, "\n\n";
print join(" : ", @bind), "\n";

my $sth = $dbh->prepare($stmt);
my $rv = $sth->execute(@bind);
die "FAIL! DBI, ur doin it rong!" unless $rv == 1;

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SQL::Abstract is really quite nice and will save you from all kinds of weird contortions if you try to roll your own version.

(Sidenote: unless something has changed in the Amazon dev agreement in the last couple years, it's against their TOS to save the data on your side in any persistent way.)

In reply to Re: Best way to deal with quotes in string with DBI by Your Mother
in thread Best way to deal with quotes in string with DBI by ewhitt

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