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FizzyWater · 12-16-2012, 10:21 PM

I have access to a total of 5 Overdrive libraries. The largest and my favorite has switched to this design (Cleveland's). The other 4 still have the old design.

As I grow accustomed to the redesign (and being accustomed is NOT the same as saying I'm growing to like it, let alone love it), I can say IMO:

New design pluses:

the new "bookmark" graphic for putting things on the Wishlist saves a click from the old method
removing an item from the Wishlist only requires one click (some of the old design sites refresh/reload and take you back to the top of the page, so then you're back to scrolling through what you've already reviewed)
I have a feeling that once I get used to all the stuff that's missing/changed, I'll find the Search results filters more useful.

New design negative - corrected:

originally, you couldn't search by specific formats in the Advanced Search, but that was fixed later
they put the book count back on the Search results page

New design WTFs?!

why are the book details (like when the book is available and the name of the publisher) collapsed and below the excerpt?
why isn't "available" one of the filters on the Wish List page?

Old design pluses:

being able to search by "Add to Cart" (or similar phrasing - it's different on the various sites) to find Wish List items that are available [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back]
having a brief description of each book in the search results [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back]
smaller thumbnails mean I can see more books in a single glance with less scrolling (this seems to be changing - I'm not entirely sure, but it seems the old design sites have begun using the larger thumbnails lately, too) [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back]
being able to see in the search view the number of books the library has available (being 50th in line when the library has 10 copies is significantly different from being 50th in line when the library has only 1 copy)
I prefer the ability to use a cart over the "borrow now" option [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back, but then I have to switch back to the regular site to actually download my ePubs]

12-16-2012, 10:21 PM	#183
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I have access to a total of 5 Overdrive libraries. The largest and my favorite has switched to this design (Cleveland's). The other 4 still have the old design. As I grow accustomed to the redesign (and being accustomed is NOT the same as saying I'm growing to like it, let alone love it), I can say IMO: New design pluses: the new "bookmark" graphic for putting things on the Wishlist saves a click from the old method removing an item from the Wishlist only requires one click (some of the old design sites refresh/reload and take you back to the top of the page, so then you're back to scrolling through what you've already reviewed) I have a feeling that once I get used to all the stuff that's missing/changed, I'll find the Search results filters more useful. New design negative - corrected: originally, you couldn't search by specific formats in the Advanced Search, but that was fixed later they put the book count back on the Search results page New design WTFs?! why are the book details (like when the book is available and the name of the publisher) collapsed and below the excerpt? why isn't "available" one of the filters on the Wish List page? Old design pluses: being able to search by "Add to Cart" (or similar phrasing - it's different on the various sites) to find Wish List items that are available [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back] having a brief description of each book in the search results [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back] smaller thumbnails mean I can see more books in a single glance with less scrolling (this seems to be changing - I'm not entirely sure, but it seems the old design sites have begun using the larger thumbnails lately, too) [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back] being able to see in the search view the number of books the library has available (being 50th in line when the library has 10 copies is significantly different from being 50th in line when the library has only 1 copy) I prefer the ability to use a cart over the "borrow now" option [have to switch to mobile site view to get this back, but then I have to switch back to the regular site to actually download my ePubs]