Amazon's website redesign is tablet friendly - Page 4

OtterBooks · 09-16-2011, 07:46 PM

Oh. Weird, I wasn't seeing the new site yesterday. Oh hey..I don't see it on my home computer at all. It shows up at work. Odd. Even in different browsers it still shows the old one on my home desktop. whatever.

thebestjeter · 09-16-2011, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by OtterBooks

Oh. Weird, I wasn't seeing the new site yesterday. Oh hey..I don't see it on my home computer at all. It shows up at work. Odd. Even in different browsers it still shows the old one on my home desktop. whatever.

Apparently, (thanks to God) they switched back to the old one. I was considering never type again in my browser "amazon.com" after seeing that stupid and big search toolbar.

Hellmark · 09-16-2011, 11:59 PM

Old site still shows here

OtterBooks · 09-17-2011, 12:28 AM

I had no strong feelings about it either way. didn't seem like a big difference in use other than some menu changes. obviously more tab friendly, but it didn't hinder anything.

KarenH · 09-17-2011, 05:36 PM

I don't care much for the new site either, for pretty much the same reasons others have mentioned - the search is way too touchy and the whole look of the site just seems bland and generic. I've been getting the new site for a week or so using Chrome (and still am), but when I just checked I'm still getting the old site on all the other browsers I have on my system (IE, Firefox, Opera).

DuaneAA · 09-17-2011, 07:20 PM

I have yet to see the new version show up on any of my devices.

But if the whole point is to improve the experience on tablets, I wish they would focus on more important things first. I picked up a 10" Android tablet a couple of weeks ago and in my view the Kindle app is completely unusable on it until they implement a two-page display mode. The current single page mode has text too wide to comfortably read unless you hold it at arms length. If they can do a two-page mode in the Kindle for PC app, I don't understand why they can't offer that option in the Kindle of Android app.

Duane

Andrew H. · 09-17-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DuaneAA

The current single page mode has text too wide to comfortably read unless you hold it at arms length. If they can do a two-page mode in the Kindle for PC app, I don't understand why they can't offer that option in the Kindle of Android app.

Duane

Two page mode is also offered on the iPad app, although you have to turn it on. Are you sure it's not offered in the Android app but just off in options?

(On the iPad app, I bring up the options menu (where I can also choose the font size, the background color, and the brightness), and at the bottom of that dialog box are two cryptic boxes, unlabeled, which are symbols showing one page mode and two page mode. You just pick the one you want and it works fine.)

mlewis78 · 09-18-2011, 02:31 AM

The new Amazon site is on my computer at work but not on my home laptop. I wondered if it was because they have Windows 7 at work, while I'm on Windows XP at home. The screen at work is huge and shows many more products on the Amazon home page.

tubemonkey · 09-18-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mlewis78

I wondered if it was because they have Windows 7 at work, while I'm on Windows XP at home.

No; I have Win 7 on my home PC and I still have the old site.

anamardoll · 09-18-2011, 10:37 AM

This is common for site changes and new roll-outs. Some people will get the old site for awhile. Enjoy it while it lasts.

DuaneAA · 09-18-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew H.

Two page mode is also offered on the iPad app, although you have to turn it on. Are you sure it's not offered in the Android app but just off in options?

(On the iPad app, I bring up the options menu (where I can also choose the font size, the background color, and the brightness), and at the bottom of that dialog box are two cryptic boxes, unlabeled, which are symbols showing one page mode and two page mode. You just pick the one you want and it works fine.)

Thanks for the suggestions, but I don't see anything like what you are describing in Android. And I have gone to some Android specific forums and people there seem to be complaining about the same thing, so I don't think two-page mode is currently implemented for Android.

I hadn't really intended to use the tablet for reading since I have a Kindle, but it would have been nice for a fallback, if I ever needed it.

Duane

OtterBooks · 09-18-2011, 08:20 PM

Its back up again, on my home computer, at the moment I type this. I think the apparent difference between computers home/work etc is just the site going back and forth between styles. Like theyre testing it.

DiapDealer · 09-18-2011, 09:04 PM

Amazon has a website? What's on it?

David71 · 09-18-2011, 09:55 PM

I've had the redesign since the sixth and don't have any problem with it. It does take a bit of getting used to since I've been shopping there since '95 and it is certainly a different look.

tubemonkey · 09-19-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Amazon has a website? What's on it?

Amazons

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09-16-2011, 07:46 PM	#46
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	Oh. Weird, I wasn't seeing the new site yesterday. Oh hey..I don't see it on my home computer at all. It shows up at work. Odd. Even in different browsers it still shows the old one on my home desktop. whatever.

09-16-2011, 11:59 PM	#48
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Old site still shows here

09-17-2011, 12:28 AM	#49
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	I had no strong feelings about it either way. didn't seem like a big difference in use other than some menu changes. obviously more tab friendly, but it didn't hinder anything.

09-17-2011, 05:36 PM	#50
KarenH Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 37762 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Washington State, USA Device: K3	I don't care much for the new site either, for pretty much the same reasons others have mentioned - the search is way too touchy and the whole look of the site just seems bland and generic. I've been getting the new site for a week or so using Chrome (and still am), but when I just checked I'm still getting the old site on all the other browsers I have on my system (IE, Firefox, Opera).

09-17-2011, 07:20 PM	#51
DuaneAA Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 1139736 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 & Kindle Fire HDX	I have yet to see the new version show up on any of my devices. But if the whole point is to improve the experience on tablets, I wish they would focus on more important things first. I picked up a 10" Android tablet a couple of weeks ago and in my view the Kindle app is completely unusable on it until they implement a two-page display mode. The current single page mode has text too wide to comfortably read unless you hold it at arms length. If they can do a two-page mode in the Kindle for PC app, I don't understand why they can't offer that option in the Kindle of Android app. Duane

09-18-2011, 02:31 AM	#53
mlewis78 Guru Posts: 910 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	The new Amazon site is on my computer at work but not on my home laptop. I wondered if it was because they have Windows 7 at work, while I'm on Windows XP at home. The screen at work is huge and shows many more products on the Amazon home page.

09-18-2011, 10:37 AM	#55
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	This is common for site changes and new roll-outs. Some people will get the old site for awhile. Enjoy it while it lasts.

09-18-2011, 08:20 PM	#57
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	Its back up again, on my home computer, at the moment I type this. I think the apparent difference between computers home/work etc is just the site going back and forth between styles. Like theyre testing it.

09-18-2011, 09:04 PM	#58
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,645 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Amazon has a website? What's on it?

09-18-2011, 09:55 PM	#59
David71 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ashland, AL Device: Kindle Touch	I've had the redesign since the sixth and don't have any problem with it. It does take a bit of getting used to since I've been shopping there since '95 and it is certainly a different look.