Amazon "Your Books"

Rellwood · 10-27-2023, 10:54 PM

New site feature that is pretty fun to go through; "Your Books"
Go To upper left side banner "ALL" > Kindle E Readers & Books > Kindle Books > Look under "Your Cart" (not actully clicking on "Your Cart", but the location of it on the screen is a good landmark to go to to see the new "Your Books" option). It's on the white menu below.

Every book you purchased and borrowed (Kindle Unlimited, Library, etc.) is shown. You can filter them by series, first in series, author, genres. You can click on each book and get a list of the genres and tags it falls under and click on said genres and tags for "more like this" each book has recommendations "more like this".

ALSO, your audio books are shown, AND all books on your lists. Those are shown under "Saved Books". Then there are little bookmark icons you can click on to remove them from your lists. Books might show up that have been removed from the lists if you borrowed or purchased them them between putting them on the list and taking them off.

It's a new beta feature.

Amazon has been fixing all the shit about it's site that I hated. So, this is a fun thing to check out to see what you have read/borrowed in the past as well as get newer recommendations.

Paperbackstash · 10-27-2023, 11:39 PM

Interesting.

I do like it for browsing, especially Genre and Authors tab, and do like the filters with Audio. It's definitely much quicker to look at audiobooks this way than the Library feature on Audible.

JoeC · 10-27-2023, 11:58 PM

This is pretty cool! Thank you!

tomsem · 10-28-2023, 12:38 AM

Yes, a few weeks ago someone reported seeing this, but nobody else could.

It is really nice. I hope this presages appearance of genre and author grouping on Kindle platform as well.

odamizu · 10-28-2023, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Yes, a few weeks ago someone reported seeing this, but nobody else could.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=354988

hleo12 · 10-28-2023, 07:43 AM

I still see 'Manage content and devices.'

I guess it still hasn't rolled out in my region, or account.

Quoth · 10-28-2023, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hleo12

I still see 'Manage content and devices.'

I guess it still hasn't rolled out in my region, or account.

Me too, though My Books in Content & Devices has more sort options.

slm · 10-28-2023, 10:03 AM

I found it by just typing "Your Books" into the Amazon search bar!

Quoth · 10-28-2023, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slm

I found it by just typing "Your Books" into the Amazon search bar!

Doesn't work on Amazon UK:

1-16 of over 100,000 results for "your books"

DNSB · 10-28-2023, 01:02 PM

For me, it shows on my amazon.com account and even lists the ebooks I purchased before Amazon forced me to amazon.ca for ebooks. Amazon.ca does not yet have the option.

Tarana · 10-28-2023, 04:44 PM

Seems to list things in multiple genres as my total of murder/mystery books plus scifi is way over the total of ebooks I have on Amazon.

tomsem · 10-28-2023, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarana

Seems to list things in multiple genres as my total of murder/mystery books plus scifi is way over the total of ebooks I have on Amazon.

Of course, genres are not mutually exclusive. I think publisher can include at least 3 for a given book.

bbqncigars · 10-30-2023, 12:19 AM

That is a very useful and long overdue feature.

blue_skies · 11-02-2023, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slm

I found it by just typing "Your Books" into the Amazon search bar!

Thanks. It wasn't showing up for me, but this worked!

haertig · 11-02-2023, 10:56 PM

Well, Amazon has given away their little secret. I have always gone to "Manage My Content" after returning a Kindle Unlimited book and told it to delete the book. Same for library books FWIW. I leave only the books that I have actually purchased. This is a minor privacy thing to me. Not a huge deal, but something I have always done.

But Amazon didn't really delete these books from my history at all. They stopped showing them in "Manage My Content", making it appear that they had deleted them as instructed - but now they are BACK in this new "Your Books" feature. We are talking about books over a large span of years. I found some from 2017 by just doing random checks. I haven't looked to see if library books have reappeared. But KU books certainly have.

So if you used to believe that Amazon would delete books your told them to, and they confirmed that they did - stop believing that now. Because they DIDN'T delete them. They lied about that. Not that this is a big deal to me. It's not like I was borrowing books on bomb making from Kindle Unlimited that I need to hide. However, it does look bad for Amazon to have shown themselves to be liars. What ELSE can we not trust them about? Amazon: You are just not a trustworthy company. Period. I'm now wondering if their claims of "Don't worry, Alexa devices don't listen all the time" are even remotely true. Doubtful at this point.

I admit, this new feature has potential. Not a bad idea at all. But shame on Amazon for saying they deleted what you asked, and then we see it popping up here again, years later. I'm sure the Amazon-defenders here will say this is not a big deal. That it's OK for Amazon to lie to customers like this. But no, it's not OK for them to lie to their customers.

[edit]
Yep, books borrowed from the library that were "deleted" are back too!
[/edit]

10-27-2023, 10:54 PM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,159 Karma: 1900479 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Kobo Aura HD (1) PW3 (4) PW3 2019 new edition (1)	Amazon "Your Books" New site feature that is pretty fun to go through; "Your Books" Go To upper left side banner "ALL" > Kindle E Readers & Books > Kindle Books > Look under "Your Cart" (not actully clicking on "Your Cart", but the location of it on the screen is a good landmark to go to to see the new "Your Books" option). It's on the white menu below. Every book you purchased and borrowed (Kindle Unlimited, Library, etc.) is shown. You can filter them by series, first in series, author, genres. You can click on each book and get a list of the genres and tags it falls under and click on said genres and tags for "more like this" each book has recommendations "more like this". ALSO, your audio books are shown, AND all books on your lists. Those are shown under "Saved Books". Then there are little bookmark icons you can click on to remove them from your lists. Books might show up that have been removed from the lists if you borrowed or purchased them them between putting them on the list and taking them off. It's a new beta feature. Amazon has been fixing all the shit about it's site that I hated. So, this is a fun thing to check out to see what you have read/borrowed in the past as well as get newer recommendations.

10-28-2023, 01:02 PM	#10
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,464 Karma: 145525534 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For me, it shows on my amazon.com account and even lists the ebooks I purchased before Amazon forced me to amazon.ca for ebooks. Amazon.ca does not yet have the option. Attached Thumbnails

11-02-2023, 10:56 PM	#15
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,738 Karma: 26006874 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Well, Amazon has given away their little secret. I have always gone to "Manage My Content" after returning a Kindle Unlimited book and told it to delete the book. Same for library books FWIW. I leave only the books that I have actually purchased. This is a minor privacy thing to me. Not a huge deal, but something I have always done. But Amazon didn't really delete these books from my history at all. They stopped showing them in "Manage My Content", making it appear that they had deleted them as instructed - but now they are BACK in this new "Your Books" feature. We are talking about books over a large span of years. I found some from 2017 by just doing random checks. I haven't looked to see if library books have reappeared. But KU books certainly have. So if you used to believe that Amazon would delete books your told them to, and they confirmed that they did - stop believing that now. Because they DIDN'T delete them. They lied about that. Not that this is a big deal to me. It's not like I was borrowing books on bomb making from Kindle Unlimited that I need to hide. However, it does look bad for Amazon to have shown themselves to be liars. What ELSE can we not trust them about? Amazon: You are just not a trustworthy company. Period. I'm now wondering if their claims of "Don't worry, Alexa devices don't listen all the time" are even remotely true. Doubtful at this point. I admit, this new feature has potential. Not a bad idea at all. But shame on Amazon for saying they deleted what you asked, and then we see it popping up here again, years later. I'm sure the Amazon-defenders here will say this is not a big deal. That it's OK for Amazon to lie to customers like this. But no, it's not OK for them to lie to their customers. [edit] Yep, books borrowed from the library that were "deleted" are back too! [/edit] Last edited by haertig; 11-02-2023 at 11:10 PM.

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10-27-2023, 11:39 PM	#2
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,592 Karma: 20086276 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3, 4, 5, Fire HD 2012, Fire HD 8 (8th Gen)	Interesting. I do like it for browsing, especially Genre and Authors tab, and do like the filters with Audio. It's definitely much quicker to look at audiobooks this way than the Library feature on Audible.

10-27-2023, 11:58 PM	#3
JoeC Addict Posts: 319 Karma: 2257942 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 2 and 3, Scribe	This is pretty cool! Thank you!

10-28-2023, 12:38 AM	#4
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,478 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Yes, a few weeks ago someone reported seeing this, but nobody else could. It is really nice. I hope this presages appearance of genre and author grouping on Kindle platform as well.

10-28-2023, 07:43 AM	#6
hleo12 Guru Posts: 631 Karma: 5078890 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kobo Glo (deceased), Kindle 4th, Kindle Basic 10th Generation	I still see 'Manage content and devices.' I guess it still hasn't rolled out in my region, or account.

10-28-2023, 10:03 AM	#8
slm Fool Posts: 377 Karma: 3557934 Join Date: Feb 2003 Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW1, Kobo Glo HD, Nook Glowlight Plus ...	I found it by just typing "Your Books" into the Amazon search bar!

10-28-2023, 04:44 PM	#11
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,982 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Seems to list things in multiple genres as my total of murder/mystery books plus scifi is way over the total of ebooks I have on Amazon.

10-30-2023, 12:19 AM	#13
bbqncigars PDA dino Posts: 80 Karma: 1527072 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Palm IIIx, Rooted NC, Voyages(2)	That is a very useful and long overdue feature.

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