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The same thing happens with universities - where I live, ASU means Appalachian State University; for people in other parts of the US, ASU would bring to mind Arizona State University, Arkansas State University, or any of several other schools that turn up on a google search for ASU. So I don't think we should assume that a certain acronym means one specific library only. |
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01-26-2013, 03:19 PM | #377 | |
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Back to the subject of the thread, I was interested to see the Telewread writer posting here. I hope she'll report back once she has sent her comments to Overdrive. |
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01-26-2013, 04:19 PM | #379 |
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Overdrive for fixing the Wishlist issue. It now works like it should. I love I no longer have to wait for the page reload now as well. It makes it so much easy to keep a wishlist!
Now please fix the checkout count not updating in the little popup as I check out my books. Last edited by Blossom; 01-26-2013 at 04:27 PM. |
01-26-2013, 06:26 PM | #380 | |
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If anyone else wants to give me feedback on the issues I listed above, let me know by tomorrow, and I'll include everything in my email on Monday. |
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Thank you so much for doing this! I'd like to add:
Example: When browsing for SciFi/Fantasy on the Brooklyn site, ordered by "added to site", the old view shows me, for the first book, these options and info: Quote:
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[edited to add: view is on iPad3 Safari browser] Last edited by xendula; 01-27-2013 at 10:17 AM. |
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01-26-2013, 08:04 PM | #382 |
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Removing a book from the wishlist DOES work.
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01-26-2013, 08:44 PM | #383 |
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01-26-2013, 08:54 PM | #384 |
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01-26-2013, 08:58 PM | #385 |
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Yeah they fixed the wishlist today. I was so happy.
Major bugs that need fix are:
I experienced what I would think is a rare bug today. I was checking out a book on FLP and when I click the format box instead of a dropdown checkbox list it took me to the Send to Kindle page. I had to log into MYK page and return the book, then recheck it out as epub. Other than that I am happy with the site. Last edited by Blossom; 01-26-2013 at 09:19 PM. |
01-26-2013, 10:33 PM | #386 |
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01-26-2013, 10:56 PM | #387 | |
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There was a post on the Overdrive blog about how the fact that users were spending "more time" on the website was proof that it was a grand success - and I almost split my soda all over my computer screen! I certain can't speak for all users, but *this* user spends more time on the site because they've given me less information at a glance than there used to be. I have to click through to learn more, if I'm interested. So having to spend "more time" on these sites is NOT a plus for me! As an example, before when I searched for books, the results would show a SMALL thumbnail and a brief description/blurb from the publisher. I could scan the thumbnails, and if any interested me (or confused me), scan the blurb. As mentioned in the quoted post, they also had other quick info at a glance (number available and number carried by the library were the two I remember most). I'd also like to see the publisher name more prominently than it is now. Overdrive has been buying more books from the small independents and...well...there's a lot of poorly edited crap out there. So that's one more click I have to do before I can make a value choice (and I might deem it worthwhile regardless, but I want to be forewarned). **ADDED LATER: I forgot something - when you have more than 80 items on your Wishlist, initially it only displays those (that might depend on what your "per page" choice is - it could be lower if you choose 20 or 40). When you "click here" to see the rest of the Wish List it then makes the rest available. However, after you've scanned through the first page list and are at the bottom? No "next page" there. You have to scroll back to the top of the list to go the next page. Dumb.** IMO, the new design is a step back. I remember when we bought our first computers and the screens were dinky small. Web designers were told to design for no more than 600x800 resolution to avoid make the user scroll around on the page. My laptop now has a 19 inch screen, and I work on 22 inch screens (2 of them) at work. The popularity of the tablets are pushing us back into those "small screen" days. This site probably would have been ideal for my first little Acer! Anyway, I digress. I think there are some things in the new design that - once I figured them out - were useful. The little bookmark to put a book on hold - rather than choosing to put the book on hold, then having a pop-up box open and have to be closed before you could review more books - is an improvement. Like MANY websites and apps, the assumption is that people will just be able to KNOW how it works - and Overdrive has been guilty of this. Unless the "review the Overdrive Next Gen experience" video has improved since they first rolled this train-wreck out, many of the features weren't explained (e.g., the bookmarks and the little shaded book icon to show whether a title is available). Last edited by FizzyWater; 01-27-2013 at 12:29 AM. |
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01-27-2013, 08:29 AM | #388 | |
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The old browsing view also stated if the book was part of a series (it said something like "John Doe series, book 2" - I found that very helpful. Sometimes I've already finished a series, or decided I'm not interested in a series, and I could easily just keep scrolling past those. |
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I had another look, and I don't even see a shaded shaded book icon. It may just not appear on tablets. They should have never designed the site. |
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