Amazon Search Change?

dandelioncottage · 09-03-2021, 02:19 PM

I used to be able to search for a specific Kindle book on my iPad by going to the Amazon home page and choosing Kindle Store in the drop-down menu. Then I’d see a list of Kindle books related to my search.

Now I only see three rows: Sponsored Products related to this search, Most-viewed products related to your recent searches, and Your Browsing History.

Has Amazon changed the way search results are presented? How can I change it back?

tomsem · 09-03-2021, 11:40 PM

It looks the same as ever to me. I have www.amazon.com/kindle-store marked as a favorite, but there is a different landing page if you tap Kindle eBooks or Kindle Books in the menu. Neither of these look like what you are describing.

And you say ‘search’ which I assume means entering a search term in the search box at top of the page (once you land in Kindle Store / Kindle Books). Then it is just many pages of search results, not organized into rows.

One annoying thing they’ve been doing lately with the Deals is presenting the first page, but instead of a Next page you get See All Results button, and and when you click on that, you are presented with the same set of results again. I assume this is some placement thing that publishers can pay for: they get 2 looks instead of one. It’s not restricted to Kindle Store either.

What browser are you using?

maddz · 09-04-2021, 01:54 AM

I had problems with Amazon search earlier this year when they rolled out the 'nodes'. They didn't work with my set-up, I'd get no results beyond the first page. After a session with their tech support on live chat, it got confirmed, I spent a week using a different browser and reverted to Chrome.

j.p.s · 09-04-2021, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

One annoying thing they’ve been doing lately with the Deals is presenting the first page, but instead of a Next page you get See All Results button, and and when you click on that, you are presented with the same set of results again. I assume this is some placement thing that publishers can pay for: they get 2 looks instead of one. It’s not restricted to Kindle Store either.

That has been buggung me as well, but it's just another example of their increasing use of dark patterns and sludge.

https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi...88&context=dlj

dandelioncottage · 09-04-2021, 06:01 PM

This must have been a temporary glitch, because it’s back to normal today.

Thanks for all your help.

09-03-2021, 02:19 PM	#1
dandelioncottage Abibliophobe Posts: 425 Karma: 4379916 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad Mini 2 64 gb, Nook Glowlight, iPad 4 (128 gb)	Amazon Search Change? I used to be able to search for a specific Kindle book on my iPad by going to the Amazon home page and choosing Kindle Store in the drop-down menu. Then I’d see a list of Kindle books related to my search. Now I only see three rows: Sponsored Products related to this search, Most-viewed products related to your recent searches, and Your Browsing History. Has Amazon changed the way search results are presented? How can I change it back?

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09-03-2021, 11:40 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,939 Karma: 27060151 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	It looks the same as ever to me. I have www.amazon.com/kindle-store marked as a favorite, but there is a different landing page if you tap Kindle eBooks or Kindle Books in the menu. Neither of these look like what you are describing. And you say ‘search’ which I assume means entering a search term in the search box at top of the page (once you land in Kindle Store / Kindle Books). Then it is just many pages of search results, not organized into rows. One annoying thing they’ve been doing lately with the Deals is presenting the first page, but instead of a Next page you get See All Results button, and and when you click on that, you are presented with the same set of results again. I assume this is some placement thing that publishers can pay for: they get 2 looks instead of one. It’s not restricted to Kindle Store either. What browser are you using?

09-04-2021, 01:54 AM	#3
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,403 Karma: 30039536 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	I had problems with Amazon search earlier this year when they rolled out the 'nodes'. They didn't work with my set-up, I'd get no results beyond the first page. After a session with their tech support on live chat, it got confirmed, I spent a week using a different browser and reverted to Chrome.

09-04-2021, 06:01 PM	#5
dandelioncottage Abibliophobe Posts: 425 Karma: 4379916 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad Mini 2 64 gb, Nook Glowlight, iPad 4 (128 gb)	This must have been a temporary glitch, because it’s back to normal today. Thanks for all your help.