Wishlists and Previews

moffattm · 05-04-2013, 05:40 PM

I've never used the Wishlist feature in my Glo but the other day I was playing around with it. I had a few Previews that I'd downloaded from Kobobooks.com and after reading them I thought I'd add them to my wishlist for when I next get a coupon code.

I had hoped that when I got to the end of reading the preview, when it brings up a screen with a "Buy Book" and "Close" buttons, that there would be an option to add to my wishlist, but there wasn't. Instead I had to bring up the details for the book and then tap on the push-pin. I then checked my wishlist and the book was listed. I deleted the preview, thinking that I didn't need it any more, and the book vanished from my wishlist!

Is this how it's meant to work? Surely a book in my wishlist should stay there until I either buy it or manually remove it?

How do other people manage previews and wishlists?

TechniSol · 05-04-2013, 08:09 PM

Sounds like you put the preview, not the book, on your wishlist? Is that even possible?

GeoffR · 05-04-2013, 08:25 PM

I think the preview, wishlist/recommendation item, archived book, and full book are all the same object as far as the Kobo device database is concerned. They just have different tags to show whether the object is in the recommendation/wishlist state (not purchased, not downloaded), the review state (not purchased, partially downloaded), archived state (purchased, not downloaded), or full book state (purchased, downloaded).

I think something changed in firmware 2.4.0 (or maybe 2.3.1) and there are sometimes issues because if this. I find that if I buy a book that I have a review for, the file size assigned to the book is the size of the review text, not the size of the full book. Similarly if I buy a book from my wishlist/recommendations then the filesize assigned to the full book is tiny, probably the size of the metadata (synopsis etc.). The only way to fix this seems to be to edit the sqlite database to set the correct filesize, or log out of my account to rebuild the database. Both are a bit of a pain, so I just don't use the wishlist anymore and never buy anything that is in my recommendations.

Instead I maintain a wishlist on http://luzme.com. This has the advantage of showing prices for te book in some other countries, so acts as a bit of a sanity check on price.

moffattm · 05-04-2013, 08:27 PM

I didn't think it was possible, but maybe that's what happened?

To get around it I have to delete the preview from my Glo and then log into the Kobobooks.com site and add the book to my wishlist from there. Then I can have the book show up in my wishlist ok.

05-04-2013, 05:40 PM	#1
moffattm Addict Posts: 333 Karma: 1440670 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Device: Kobo Original, Kobo Glo	Wishlists and Previews I've never used the Wishlist feature in my Glo but the other day I was playing around with it. I had a few Previews that I'd downloaded from Kobobooks.com and after reading them I thought I'd add them to my wishlist for when I next get a coupon code. I had hoped that when I got to the end of reading the preview, when it brings up a screen with a "Buy Book" and "Close" buttons, that there would be an option to add to my wishlist, but there wasn't. Instead I had to bring up the details for the book and then tap on the push-pin. I then checked my wishlist and the book was listed. I deleted the preview, thinking that I didn't need it any more, and the book vanished from my wishlist! Is this how it's meant to work? Surely a book in my wishlist should stay there until I either buy it or manually remove it? How do other people manage previews and wishlists?

05-04-2013, 08:25 PM	#3
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	I think the preview, wishlist/recommendation item, archived book, and full book are all the same object as far as the Kobo device database is concerned. They just have different tags to show whether the object is in the recommendation/wishlist state (not purchased, not downloaded), the review state (not purchased, partially downloaded), archived state (purchased, not downloaded), or full book state (purchased, downloaded). I think something changed in firmware 2.4.0 (or maybe 2.3.1) and there are sometimes issues because if this. I find that if I buy a book that I have a review for, the file size assigned to the book is the size of the review text, not the size of the full book. Similarly if I buy a book from my wishlist/recommendations then the filesize assigned to the full book is tiny, probably the size of the metadata (synopsis etc.). The only way to fix this seems to be to edit the sqlite database to set the correct filesize, or log out of my account to rebuild the database. Both are a bit of a pain, so I just don't use the wishlist anymore and never buy anything that is in my recommendations. Instead I maintain a wishlist on http://luzme.com. This has the advantage of showing prices for te book in some other countries, so acts as a bit of a sanity check on price. Last edited by GeoffR; 05-04-2013 at 08:26 PM. Reason: recommendation/wishlist

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Worthless Book Previews	unaj41	Kobo Reader	7	09-09-2012 05:36 PM
Book Previews	nogle	Kobo Reader	7	07-09-2012 07:29 AM
Free previews	tecweston	Kobo Reader	6	04-06-2011 08:55 AM
Video previews	GeoffC	General Discussions	10	10-16-2010 08:50 AM
Can Kindle owners add Kindle editions to their wishlists?	Alisa	Amazon Kindle	32	03-03-2009 06:11 PM

05-04-2013, 08:09 PM	#2
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Sounds like you put the preview, not the book, on your wishlist? Is that even possible?

05-04-2013, 08:27 PM	#4
moffattm Addict Posts: 333 Karma: 1440670 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Device: Kobo Original, Kobo Glo	I didn't think it was possible, but maybe that's what happened? To get around it I have to delete the preview from my Glo and then log into the Kobobooks.com site and add the book to my wishlist from there. Then I can have the book show up in my wishlist ok.

Advert