Amazon's website redesign is tablet friendly

[ucfgrad93]

Looks rather bland like many have mentioned. But with the massive popularity of the iPad and the hypothetical Amazon tablet it seems like a smart move by Amazon.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by cfo

My guess is the old blue search bar and the orange and orange buttons:
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Yes, that's it. The new search bar just blends into the page. Thanks.

[Hellmark]

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

Looks rather bland like many have mentioned. But with the massive popularity of the iPad and the hypothetical Amazon tablet it seems like a smart move by Amazon.

Why not have a tablet friendly version for tablets and mobile devices, like they already have? What about the iOS and Android apps they already have?

Long story short, why drop your iconic look and force everyone onto a site that is mediocre for everyone, instead of having things to be tailored to be the best for however people view the site?

[kennyc]

I hope it fixes the problem of "Look Inside" which locks up my Xoom and Droid alike.

[Ron.]

the only real problem i had with the new look was that the search did not work very well

[JD Gumby]

This is what I'm seeing. What a horrible design. Makes browsing more difficult by hiding the categories in a menu item rather than as a clearly visible sidebar. I'm not an Amazon.com customer, but this design will definitely keep me from becoming one (nor am I an Amazon.ca customer, and never will be if they change to this horrible design as well).

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by JD Gumby

This is what I'm seeing. What a horrible design. Makes browsing more difficult by hiding the categories in a menu item rather than as a clearly visible sidebar. I'm not an Amazon.com customer, but this design will definitely keep me from becoming one (nor am I an Amazon.ca customer, and never will be if they change to this horrible design as well).

That's what I see as well. VERY difficult for me, because the "Shop By Department" which is RIGHT NEXT TO THE SEARCH BAR drops down if you hover near it (tablet friendly? what??) and pushes you out of the search box.

[cfo]

Originally Posted by JD Gumby

This is what I'm seeing. What a horrible design. Makes browsing more difficult by hiding the categories in a menu item rather than as a clearly visible sidebar. I'm not an Amazon.com customer, but this design will definitely keep me from becoming one (nor am I an Amazon.ca customer, and never will be if they change to this horrible design as well).

I like the new Department categories menu a lot better, not because it drops down, but due to the size of the actual box that slides out. On the old site, I had a lot of trouble because if your cursor went outside the sub-menu box the teeniest bit, the sub-menu tray disappeared and you had to go back to the main menu to re-select the sub-menu. Really annoying to use with a mouse touchpad.

Also, what makes me an Amazon customer is not their website design, but their prices. More often than not, they price match (or better) a lot of the weekly (or Black Friday) sale prices of brick-and-mortar stores. Free 2-day delivery, no need to wait in lines, and returns are a breeze. The site will take some getting used to, but if their prices and customer service stay the same, then the website change is OK by me.

[Andrew H.]

I'm still getting the old site.

Which is kind of cluttered and overgrown, and could definitely used some pruning...but I still think it's better than the new designs that have been posted here.

[wyndslash]

Originally Posted by cfo

Also, what makes me an Amazon customer is not their website design, but their prices. More often than not, they price match (or better) a lot of the weekly (or Black Friday) sale prices of brick-and-mortar stores. Free 2-day delivery, no need to wait in lines, and returns are a breeze. The site will take some getting used to, but if their prices and customer service stay the same, then the website change is OK by me.

i actually could care less about the design unless it makes browsing difficult.

[avariel]

I never used the old orange bar on the left. Honestly, it was a pain.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by JD Gumby

This is what I'm seeing. What a horrible design. Makes browsing more difficult by hiding the categories in a menu item rather than as a clearly visible sidebar. I'm not an Amazon.com customer, but this design will definitely keep me from becoming one (nor am I an Amazon.ca customer, and never will be if they change to this horrible design as well).

This is what I am seeing on my phone too! It's horrible - the shop by department brings me to what you get from the current orange shop all departments button. It's a plain text page with all the same categories, but a list under each heading. I don't like that on a PC but it's way worse on a phone. It reminds me of mobile sites which I avoid at all costs. I guess no more shopping on my phone.

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

That's what I see as well. VERY difficult for me, because the "Shop By Department" which is RIGHT NEXT TO THE SEARCH BAR drops down if you hover near it (tablet friendly? what??) and pushes you out of the search box.

Actually the department list to the right of the search menu works well on an iPad, you press the drop-down and an Apple menu appears with the different categories.
The one to the left isn't as good, as the text in the menu list is smaller, you it is easier to press the wrong thing, but again it appears when you press on it, which is the obvious thing to do for hover-over items.

[OtterBooks]

Looks like it went live today. Probably already another thread started about it somewhere. I mean, it went live across the board.

[basschick]

i've been seeing the new site for days, and i don't care for the functionality or the look, which is generic with no personality and too much space.