Why Kobo, why can't I add my own books to my wishlist?

[Anak]

Why can't I add a book to my wishlist which I might find interesting?
There is no button "Add to wishlist" either on the website or Desktop Software only "Buy Now" or "Get Preview".

I can only add books to my wishlist that Kobo has picked for me and presented as "Recommended for you", "Similar…", "Featured", or "New Releases".
Only those books have a "pin" button to add them to the wishlist. Books I very often don't like at all or don't match my (lack of) taste.

While I can't add (manually) books to my wishlist that I've come across. Books that I like or consider buying at a future date. Books that do match my reading preferences.

[delph]

That's one more reason I've gravitated away from purchasing my books directly from Kobo. You can pin your own selections to your wishlist from the device (or could last time I tried), but that's not my preferred way to browse for books on any ereader that I've owned.

[Danger]

Agreed. I don't understand why they don't have their apps & website standardized with something like this.

[CharredScribe]

This annoys me too. It also means less money in Kobo's pocket. I know myself well enough to know that if I had a long wishlist, I would be purchasing books faster, but since I only have 3 in there (since Kobo's recommendations are very hit and miss), I never even really look at the wishlist, since I don't feel the pressure of managing a long list that needs culling!

[Danger]

Another major annoyance is that you cannot delete a preview of a book and keep it in your wishlist. If you delete a preview and you have the book in your wishlist, the wishlist also gets deleted. WTF is there not a dialog box that pops up (if the book is also in your wishlist) asking you if you ALSO want to delete it from your wishlist. Just because I don't want the preview listed in my library any more does not mean I don't want the book period. Also they could add a dialog box to ADD the book to your wishlist if it ISN'T already there and you delete a preview.

[CharredScribe]

Originally Posted by Danger

Another major annoyance is that you cannot delete a preview of a book and keep it in your wishlist. If you delete a preview and you have the book in your wishlist, the wishlist also gets deleted. WTF is there not a dialog box that pops up (if the book is also in your wishlist) asking you if you ALSO want to delete it from your wishlist. Just because I don't want the preview listed in my library any more does not mean I don't want the book period. Also they could add a dialog box to ADD the book to your wishlist if it ISN'T already there and you delete a preview.

Ah, so that explains the missing books from my wishlist. I was really confused as to why 6 books I added to my wishlist disappeared. Very annoying

[bartveld]

I never understood people who mentioned a wish list, for I never could find the option. I simply added a preview to my library and considered that my wish list. Ah, if only Kobo would glance for a moment at Amazon. Better a good copy than a bad original...

[GeoffR]

Why would someone use a retailer wishlist? Wouldn't it mean you have to add each book to each wishlist at a dozen different retailers? Surely it is much simpler to use a site like www.luzme.com or similar and maintain just one wishlist.

[CharredScribe]

Originally Posted by GeoffR

Why would someone use a retailer wishlist? Wouldn't it mean you have to add each book to each wishlist at a dozen different retailers? Surely it is much simpler to use a site like www.luzme.com or similar and maintain just one wishlist.

I only buy books from Kobo.com (at this time), so I don't really maintain a wishlist at all. I add a book here and there if I see one I like, but mostly, I buy things when I see them.