Connect Store Updates

monkeywrench · 07-25-2007, 08:57 PM

Has anyone noticed the updates to the Connect Store? It has a little bit different look and a few nice features to boot.

They have added a "Customers who purchased this book also purchased:" section under each book and they have also added the ability to write customer reviews.

There are a few other added features but the two that I listed stuck out as being the most useful to me.

Any other hidden features that are useful?

flumbo · 07-25-2007, 09:34 PM

Looks like they improved things quite a bit. Might almost be usable now.

You get a description of the book now in the list view- previously you only got the title and author
The book detail page lists other books by the author, awards, info about the author and a bigger block of text about the book. They should still show all the text on this page (without having to click on "more"), but at least they are showing a useful amount now.
The list view isn't confined to that tiny framed portion of the screen anymore
The list view shows 50 titles at a time now-- I think it was 15 before.
General reorganization of interface elements that makes more sense-- buy button close to book title and price, cleaner more organized layout, clear compartmentalization of information
Home page has a new tabbed feature area and room for more featured titles-- finally they realize that people know how to scroll.

Not as nice as Amazon, but a big step forward. Hopefully they aren't done yet.

Dr. Drib · 07-25-2007, 09:43 PM

Yes, I used up my second $50 credit today and bought some good reading. Things seems faster on Connect. Things seem better.

Also:

They finally fixed the price of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle of three books. However, if you click on the 3 icons of the books, you will be presented with an incorrect price yet again! Unbeleivable! Click on ADD, and the price is correct in one's cart.

This $29.48 price was the price I attempted to buy these three books for, about 5 months ago, but the price was the higher price. I ALMOST accidentally clicked on this incorrect, higher price. When I notified Sony of this price issue 5 months ago, and that I had ALMOST bought the books, I never recieved one comment from them, never a thank you, never a sorry, never a get-lost, never one thing from them.

I do support the Sony READER. Let someone else be the calvary for the CONNECT service.

Don

Cthulhu · 07-26-2007, 11:08 AM

According to the "new features" page, there is finally a wishlist!

That is welcome news, as I am eagerly awaiting my SONY Reader, and having to scour the Connect site, then store the list of books that I want into my Treo seems rather silly.

Thanks for pointing this out monkeywrench.

jasonkchapman · 07-26-2007, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cthulhu

According to the "new features" page, there is finally a wishlist!

There is. And it even works! Overall, it's a lot more pleasant experience.

monkeywrench · 07-26-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cthulhu

According to the "new features" page, there is finally a wishlist!

What would be really nice is if they allowed you to login to the website ebooks.connect.com and build your wishlist there. Like many others in this forum I am a Mac user and only use a windows PC when I purchase books through the dreadful connect software that I have loaded on my wifes laptop. I don't have any other reason to run Windows otherwise I would go the Parallels route but I can't see doing that for a single application. So for now I will stick to keeping my wishlist in a text file.

Leaping Gnome · 07-27-2007, 09:15 AM

Yes, the wishlist is a nice addition. Previously I would just add books to my cart and let them sit there, but that was annoying as if I needed to buy something else I had to remove them. I also fell back on keeping a text file with books I wanted to purchase.

07-25-2007, 08:57 PM	#1
monkeywrench Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, Kindle Keyboard	Connect Store Updates Has anyone noticed the updates to the Connect Store? It has a little bit different look and a few nice features to boot. They have added a "Customers who purchased this book also purchased:" section under each book and they have also added the ability to write customer reviews. There are a few other added features but the two that I listed stuck out as being the most useful to me. Any other hidden features that are useful?

07-25-2007, 09:34 PM	#2
flumbo I got nothin... Posts: 127 Karma: 302 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hawaii	Looks like they improved things quite a bit. Might almost be usable now. You get a description of the book now in the list view- previously you only got the title and author The book detail page lists other books by the author, awards, info about the author and a bigger block of text about the book. They should still show all the text on this page (without having to click on "more"), but at least they are showing a useful amount now. The list view isn't confined to that tiny framed portion of the screen anymore The list view shows 50 titles at a time now-- I think it was 15 before. General reorganization of interface elements that makes more sense-- buy button close to book title and price, cleaner more organized layout, clear compartmentalization of information Home page has a new tabbed feature area and room for more featured titles-- finally they realize that people know how to scroll. Not as nice as Amazon, but a big step forward. Hopefully they aren't done yet.

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07-25-2007, 09:43 PM	#3
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,748 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Yes, I used up my second $50 credit today and bought some good reading. Things seems faster on Connect. Things seem better. Also: They finally fixed the price of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle of three books. However, if you click on the 3 icons of the books, you will be presented with an incorrect price yet again! Unbeleivable! Click on ADD, and the price is correct in one's cart. This $29.48 price was the price I attempted to buy these three books for, about 5 months ago, but the price was the higher price. I ALMOST accidentally clicked on this incorrect, higher price. When I notified Sony of this price issue 5 months ago, and that I had ALMOST bought the books, I never recieved one comment from them, never a thank you, never a sorry, never a get-lost, never one thing from them. I do support the Sony READER. Let someone else be the calvary for the CONNECT service. Don

07-26-2007, 11:08 AM	#4
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	According to the "new features" page, there is finally a wishlist! That is welcome news, as I am eagerly awaiting my SONY Reader, and having to scour the Connect site, then store the list of books that I want into my Treo seems rather silly. Thanks for pointing this out monkeywrench.

07-27-2007, 09:15 AM	#7
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Yes, the wishlist is a nice addition. Previously I would just add books to my cart and let them sit there, but that was annoying as if I needed to buy something else I had to remove them. I also fell back on keeping a text file with books I wanted to purchase.