New Overdrive coming and it is awful - Page 2

eschwartz · 10-27-2015, 07:50 PM

Well, I'm thrilled to say (after looking at the Selco library demoed in AnemicOak's link) that none of my libraries have "updated".

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Originally Posted by fjtorres

New management?
Rakuten has been looking for a way to be a bigger player in ebooks. Maybe they think making library ebook lending less desirable will lead to more sales?

Nate the great · 10-27-2015, 08:02 PM

Jon's right. That is an ugly and unusable design.

JSWolf · 10-27-2015, 08:16 PM

I did the survey and gave it the lowest marks and in the comments, I told them how awful the new site is.

AnemicOak · 10-27-2015, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Have a look and than go to http://help.overdrive.com/customer/e...p%40selco.info to take the survey and tell OD how awful the new site is.

Direct link to the survey...
http://feedback.overdrive.com/go?iv=1qhc8ghh462n8

Purple Lady · 10-27-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I'm not seeing anything in the new design that bothers me. I don't use most of the features that won't be ready when it is released. I mostly search either for a specific title, or I browse newly added books. I am pleased about this:

When you search by title, do you use advanced search? I've never been able to get a specific title returned in the regular search.

FizzyWater · 10-27-2015, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

When you search by title, do you use advanced search? I've never been able to get a specific title returned in the regular search.

Have you tried putting your search in quotation marks? I sometimes get what I want in the regular search, but I mostly used Advanced just out of habit.

library addict · 10-27-2015, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Direct link to the survey...
http://feedback.overdrive.com/go?iv=1qhc8ghh462n8

Thanks. I took the survey and told them the shortcomings. Thankfully my library hasn't updated yet.

JSWolf · 10-27-2015, 10:01 PM

Only one of the libraries I have access to has access to the beta and it is a small library.

bgalbrecht · 10-27-2015, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

My theory is that the company's owners had a relative who was an unemployed programmer/website developer so they hired him/her to fix something that wasn't broken

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My theory is that they hired the people responsible for this summer's B&N website "upgrade". The advanced search disappeared there too. I'd have to say that B&N's website was already broken, but the "upgrade" took away several features, like being able to read one's books from the website, searching by publisher, and other advanced search features, and failed to fix long standing problems with not being able to log in, not being able to purchase books or add them to the cart.

tomsem · 10-27-2015, 11:26 PM

Hoping it does not break Library Extension for Chrome. But if it does, it does. The developer is pretty good about fixing things.

My main library doesn't show an option to try it out. I mostly only use the Overdrive app to visit the library site, and presumably that will continue to work (or at least they can control when to cut over to anything new). I rarely do advanced search. Author/title is enough for the most part.

I search for things on Amazon, Library Extension tells me if it is available at one of my libraries, and I add it to my 'Kindle' wish list with a note that indicates which libraries it is available from. So I don't spend much time on the library site searching for things.

JSWolf · 10-27-2015, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

Hoping it does not break Library Extension for Chrome. But if it does, it does.

The changes are going to make the site so such different that yes, I do think it will break the Library Extension.

JSWolf · 10-27-2015, 11:29 PM

Is everyone reading this thread going to the survey and telling Overdrive how terrible the new site is?

Atunah · 10-28-2015, 09:32 AM

I haven't see it yet so I can't do any survey. None of my 3 libraries look any different at the moment. Once I can actually see and I don't like it, I'll let them know.

I most often use the feature of looking whats is new last 7 or 14 days in specific genres. Some have said that is gone in the new version? That would not be good.

But I really have to see the thing first. If one signs in with the overdrive account, can one have more than one library there too with one signup and still the check out kindle books? Obviously on my overdrive app on my tablets its shows the epubs only, but I have my 3 libraries listed on there.

If not then I'll just do as I did before, sign into each library separate. I have them on my bookmarks bar so I can check fairly fast for what is there.

I just don't really like change period.

eschwartz · 10-28-2015, 10:06 AM

I have bookmarks for accessing Advanced Searches, which is pretty handy for finding newly-purchased ebooks. (It's also easy to change how many days to look for.)

If I cannot do the same on the new website by the time it is forced on us (because they have no Advanced Search functionality

) then I will be complaining loudly everywhere I can.

dandelioncottage · 10-28-2015, 10:33 AM

One of my libraries gave me the option to try the new version, and I don't like it at all. I hate that it will no longer remember my library card number, and I hate that it won't automatically check out holds. And everything seems to take more steps. I took the survey and told them I didn't like it, but I have a feeling they're going to go ahead with it no matter what.

10-27-2015, 11:26 PM	#25
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,464 Karma: 25996225 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Hoping it does not break Library Extension for Chrome. But if it does, it does. The developer is pretty good about fixing things. My main library doesn't show an option to try it out. I mostly only use the Overdrive app to visit the library site, and presumably that will continue to work (or at least they can control when to cut over to anything new). I rarely do advanced search. Author/title is enough for the most part. I search for things on Amazon, Library Extension tells me if it is available at one of my libraries, and I add it to my 'Kindle' wish list with a note that indicates which libraries it is available from. So I don't spend much time on the library site searching for things. Last edited by tomsem; 10-27-2015 at 11:36 PM.

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Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Jon's right. That is an ugly and unusable design.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did the survey and gave it the lowest marks and in the comments, I told them how awful the new site is.

10-27-2015, 10:01 PM	#23
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Only one of the libraries I have access to has access to the beta and it is a small library.

10-27-2015, 11:29 PM	#27
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Is everyone reading this thread going to the survey and telling Overdrive how terrible the new site is?

10-28-2015, 09:32 AM	#28
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I haven't see it yet so I can't do any survey. None of my 3 libraries look any different at the moment. Once I can actually see and I don't like it, I'll let them know. I most often use the feature of looking whats is new last 7 or 14 days in specific genres. Some have said that is gone in the new version? That would not be good. But I really have to see the thing first. If one signs in with the overdrive account, can one have more than one library there too with one signup and still the check out kindle books? Obviously on my overdrive app on my tablets its shows the epubs only, but I have my 3 libraries listed on there. If not then I'll just do as I did before, sign into each library separate. I have them on my bookmarks bar so I can check fairly fast for what is there. I just don't really like change period.

10-28-2015, 10:06 AM	#29
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I have bookmarks for accessing Advanced Searches, which is pretty handy for finding newly-purchased ebooks. (It's also easy to change how many days to look for.) If I cannot do the same on the new website by the time it is forced on us (because they have no Advanced Search functionality ) then I will be complaining loudly everywhere I can.

10-28-2015, 10:33 AM	#30
dandelioncottage Abibliophobe Posts: 421 Karma: 4333638 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad Mini 2 64 gb, Nook Glowlight, iPad 4 (128 gb)	One of my libraries gave me the option to try the new version, and I don't like it at all. I hate that it will no longer remember my library card number, and I hate that it won't automatically check out holds. And everything seems to take more steps. I took the survey and told them I didn't like it, but I have a feeling they're going to go ahead with it no matter what.

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