Manage Your Kindle Changed - Page 5

eschwartz · 01-16-2014, 06:44 PM

YES!!! Logging out then, and clearing cookies, in gets me it, and I see there is a different url.

http://www.amazon.com/mn/dcw/myx.html?ie=UTF8&ref_=gno_yam_myk#/home/library/0/books/date/

I should've thought of this before, thanks booklover, blossom, for reminding me! karma+1!

jswinden · 01-16-2014, 06:45 PM

All my Personal Docs show the same ugly, generic cover. This makes the Personal Docs page butt ugly in cover view.

eschwartz · 01-16-2014, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I guess I don't understand? The "Books" filter appears to only show Amazon purchases. Was that not what you were looking for? Or yours shows something different?

I see all Amazon books, including loans (no word on rentals, I don't have any).

As they are subitems under Books, that does make sense.

nynaevelan · 01-16-2014, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I guess I don't understand? The "Books" filter appears to only show Amazon purchases. Was that not what you were looking for? Or yours shows something different?

When I click on Loans it shows just my loans, when I click on rentals it shows nothing, because I have no rentals. When I click on Books, it shows books I've purchased from Amazon and the books I've borrowed from Overdrive. What I would like to see is:

Books - show everything
Loans - show books I've borrowed
Rentals - show books I've rented
Purchases - show books I've purchased

See what I mean now?? Essentially I am looking for an option that only has Amazon book purchases.

crich70 · 01-16-2014, 07:19 PM

Not here yet but I did notice that the page listing all the things you can do ie. manage your kindle, adjust account settings is more streamlined and not as cluttered looking.

Carmelreader · 01-16-2014, 07:31 PM

Has anyone with a large number of books (over 1000) tried to get to the bottom of their page? Do all your books show? I counted using Kindle for mac and mine stop at 1010 books. I have deleted about 10 books and didn't notice if they are still on Kindle4Mac. You don't think they have made this new MYK only capable of handling 1000 books do you? If so, how incredibly short sighted!

nynaevelan · 01-16-2014, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmelreader

Has anyone with a large number of books (over 1000) tried to get to the bottom of their page? Do all your books show? I counted using Kindle for mac and mine stop at 1010 books. I have deleted about 10 books and didn't notice if they are still on Kindle4Mac. You don't think they have made this new MYK only capable of handling 1000 books do you? If so, how incredibly short sighted!

Wow you counted? While trying this for you, let me say there is one more thing I do not like about this new layout, now I have keep scrolling down for it to get to the bottom of the list, instead of loading them all on their own. UGH! Now I am glad my Firefox still shows the old way.

EDIT: This way also no longer shows the date purchased, as in the old way.

Carmelreader · 01-16-2014, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Wow you counted? While trying this for you, let me say there is one more thing I do not like about this new layout, now I have keep scrolling down for it to get to the bottom of the list, instead of loading them all on their own. UGH! Now I am glad my Firefox still shows the old way.

EDIT: This way also no longer shows the date purchased, as in the old way.

Thanks for giving it a try. The purchased date shows up when the curser is over the cover and in grey there is the date and below order info. I did kind of like the column with dates though.

Someone on Amazon Forum found their old MYK and posted the link. It goes to subscriptions, but when I clicked on books on the left, up came my old MYK.

http://smile.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions

eschwartz · 01-16-2014, 08:10 PM

That's the shortened link, here is the full version:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/manage/subscriptions

If you add the bold to the old link, it won't redirect you to the new version, if my tests are accurate.

AnemicOak · 01-16-2014, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nynaevelan

While trying this for you, let me say there is one more thing I do not like about this new layout, now I have keep scrolling down for it to get to the bottom of the list, instead of loading them all on their own. UGH!

Yes, the keep scrolling to keep loading thing is bugging me right now as well, although I still really like that I can search right away instead of waiting like on the old page. I was trying to scroll to the bottom, but I don't have the patience right now to see if all 8,000ish books load. I hope so, because I know there are a ton I plan to delete if I can do it all at once.

VictoriaP · 01-16-2014, 08:31 PM

I've only viewed it in iOS Safari (iPad) so far, but I'm not impressed. The default to cover view means I have to switch to list view every single time I go to MYK--I don't use cover view on my Kindle either, because it takes up way too much space. On iOS the circular icons that indicate whether an item is on a device or in the cloud actually overlap the titles, making them more difficult to read. And as others have noted, the need to scroll to keep loading titles is a royal pain in the backside.

Having said that, I rarely use MYK at all, so if it's an improved experience for others, I'm glad to hear it. I know plenty of people here have wanted changes for a long time.

AnemicOak · 01-16-2014, 08:39 PM

Okay, I'm really beginning to hate the new page (hated the old one too). I've been scrolling for half an hour and I'm not even to the middle of my 2012 purchases yet, sorted by date. I was really happy that I'd be able to select multiple books at once to delete since I have tons I want to get rid of, but I'm not going to wait hours for all of them to load. If I could do something in another tab while letting it load that might be one thing, but not if I have to manually scroll constantly.

Will probably be sending an email off to kindle-feedback@amazon.com with my complaints (and a few positives too).

AnemicOak · 01-16-2014, 08:59 PM

Spent a ton of time scrolling and then all of the sudden it logged me out and I had to log back in which brought me back to the beginning.

I don't know if there's some kind of time out or what.

Things that had loaded once seem to be loading faster the second time around, but I'm not going to waste any more time right now.

Carmelreader · 01-16-2014, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Spent a ton of time scrolling and then all of the sudden it logged me out and I had to log back in which brought me back to the beginning.

I don't know if there's some kind of time out or what.

Things that had loaded once seem to be loading faster the second time around, but I'm not going to waste any more time right now.

That's how I felt. I like part of it, but if I can't get to the second half of my books........Phewy!

eschwartz · 01-16-2014, 10:08 PM

All but one of my "loan expired" books have now disappeared from the main "Books" list. The currently-checked-out books all show up.

And the book that still shows up I later bought. The Da Vinci Code, which was free for a day, hence why I bought it.

It won't let me send it to a device, though it does tell me my KT has it already. The cloud reader lets me read it. The old MYK doesn't list it as a loan.

I assume they will catch and fix that, though. It sounds like Books lists currently-accessible books that you are allowed to read.

01-16-2014, 08:10 PM	#69
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	That's the shortened link, here is the full version: https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/manage/subscriptions If you add the bold to the old link, it won't redirect you to the new version, if my tests are accurate. Last edited by eschwartz; 01-16-2014 at 08:12 PM.

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01-16-2014, 06:44 PM	#61
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	YES!!! Logging out then, and clearing cookies, in gets me it, and I see there is a different url. http://www.amazon.com/mn/dcw/myx.html?ie=UTF8&ref_=gno_yam_myk#/home/library/0/books/date/ I should've thought of this before, thanks booklover, blossom, for reminding me! karma+1!

01-16-2014, 06:45 PM	#62
jswinden Nameless Being	All my Personal Docs show the same ugly, generic cover. This makes the Personal Docs page butt ugly in cover view.

01-16-2014, 07:19 PM	#65
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Not here yet but I did notice that the page listing all the things you can do ie. manage your kindle, adjust account settings is more streamlined and not as cluttered looking.

01-16-2014, 07:31 PM	#66
Carmelreader Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 617380 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle Fire HD, kindle HDX 8.9, ipad pro, ipad mini 2, Voyage, Oasis 2	Has anyone with a large number of books (over 1000) tried to get to the bottom of their page? Do all your books show? I counted using Kindle for mac and mine stop at 1010 books. I have deleted about 10 books and didn't notice if they are still on Kindle4Mac. You don't think they have made this new MYK only capable of handling 1000 books do you? If so, how incredibly short sighted!

01-16-2014, 08:31 PM	#71
VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	I've only viewed it in iOS Safari (iPad) so far, but I'm not impressed. The default to cover view means I have to switch to list view every single time I go to MYK--I don't use cover view on my Kindle either, because it takes up way too much space. On iOS the circular icons that indicate whether an item is on a device or in the cloud actually overlap the titles, making them more difficult to read. And as others have noted, the need to scroll to keep loading titles is a royal pain in the backside. Having said that, I rarely use MYK at all, so if it's an improved experience for others, I'm glad to hear it. I know plenty of people here have wanted changes for a long time.

01-16-2014, 08:39 PM	#72
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Okay, I'm really beginning to hate the new page (hated the old one too). I've been scrolling for half an hour and I'm not even to the middle of my 2012 purchases yet, sorted by date. I was really happy that I'd be able to select multiple books at once to delete since I have tons I want to get rid of, but I'm not going to wait hours for all of them to load. If I could do something in another tab while letting it load that might be one thing, but not if I have to manually scroll constantly. Will probably be sending an email off to kindle-feedback@amazon.com with my complaints (and a few positives too).

01-16-2014, 08:59 PM	#73
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Spent a ton of time scrolling and then all of the sudden it logged me out and I had to log back in which brought me back to the beginning. I don't know if there's some kind of time out or what. Things that had loaded once seem to be loading faster the second time around, but I'm not going to waste any more time right now.

01-16-2014, 10:08 PM	#75
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	All but one of my "loan expired" books have now disappeared from the main "Books" list. The currently-checked-out books all show up. And the book that still shows up I later bought. The Da Vinci Code, which was free for a day, hence why I bought it. It won't let me send it to a device, though it does tell me my KT has it already. The cloud reader lets me read it. The old MYK doesn't list it as a loan. I assume they will catch and fix that, though. It sounds like Books lists currently-accessible books that you are allowed to read.