# File lib/amazon/search.rb, line 759
      def manufacturer_search(director, mode='electronics', weight=HEAVY,
                              page=1, sort_type=nil, offerings=nil,
                              keyword=nil, price=nil, &block)

        url = AWS_PREFIX + "?t=%s&ManufacturerSearch=%s&mode=%s" +
              "&f=xml&type=%s&dev-t=%s&page=%s"
        url << "&price="    << price   unless price.nil?
        url << get_offer_string(offerings)
        @type = WEIGHT[weight]
        sort_string = get_sort_string(sort_type, mode)

        director = url_encode(director)

        modes = %w[electronics kitchen videogames software
                   photo pc-hardware]
        unless modes.include? mode
          raise ModeError, "mode must be one of %s" % modes.join(', ')
        end

        mode = localise_mode(mode)
        url = url % [@id, director, mode, @type, @token, page] << sort_string
        url << "&keywords=" << url_encode(keyword) unless keyword.nil?

        search(url, &block)
      end