How to change recommendation preferences

dee_can · 01-28-2012, 12:01 PM

I keep getting reading recommendations via email from Kobo that don't suit me, and I'm wondering how you change your recommendation preferences. I got an email today with a link to 'change your recommendation preferences' which takes you to Kobo where you log-in. The problem is, I can't find the option to do this on my page. I'm not seeing it. Can anyone tell me where to go? For changing recommendation preferences, that is.

The Terminator · 01-28-2012, 12:24 PM

When you sign in go the Ebooks front page and you can see a bar near the top that says "Recommendations for you" if you hover over the books that you don't like or have read before and mark them either "Already Read" "Not interested" or "Get a preview".

PeterT · 01-28-2012, 12:25 PM

I will admit I rarely see that part of the website, and I would love to! I'd like to remove some of the books from my list too

dee_can · 01-28-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Terminator

When you sign in go the Ebooks front page and you can see a bar near the top that says "Recommendations for you" if you hover over the books that you don't like or have read before and mark them either "Already Read" "Not interested" or "Get a preview".

Ah, there it is. Thank you. Strangely, the recommendations they make for me in the emails are of a slightly different genre than the ones recommended for me on my page. So, I was hoping to change that. I don't want to unsubscribe because discount codes are sent in the Kobo emails.

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Originally Posted by PeterT

I will admit I rarely see that part of the website, and I would love to! I'd like to remove some of the books from my list too

I see where you hover over the books in the list (as The Terminator pointed out) and you can mark it 'not interested'. I guess after awhile they realize what you're interested in - but I wish it was more of a quick fix.

PeterT · 01-28-2012, 02:20 PM

I don't even see the recommended list...

dee_can · 01-28-2012, 03:12 PM

I see where you are signed in (because I see 'sign out' in the upper right hand corner). So now you would click on 'ebooks' along the blue bar at the top. Then once you are in your ebooks, you will see a row of 'recommended for you' books at the top of the page. Just put your cursor over each book. Put your cursor over the italic 'i' and it will tell you what to do also.

PeterT · 01-28-2012, 04:51 PM

No such luck for me!

The Terminator · 01-28-2012, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

No such luck for me!

Did you ever have the recommendations bar? I just marked all of mine as "Not Interested" and now the bar is gone. Just wondering if you did the same thing?

PeterT · 01-28-2012, 08:51 PM

I believe I had left a few books on it, and in fact both the Touch and Desktop do show entries!

GoRead · 01-31-2012, 02:35 PM

I have the same issue. I have marked Not interested on the recommendations. They are gone from the ebooks webpage, but they ALL still show on the actual ereader and Kobo desktop. I wouldn't care so much except that these are library Kobos lent out to patrons. The first book recommended to us is "The Big Book of Sex Toys", followed by "The Art of Sensual Massage"! I don't know how we got from "The Help" and "The Hunger Games" to "The Big Book of Sex Toys" (with photos!).

PeterT · 01-31-2012, 02:37 PM

One option for you might be to install the Touch Interface plugins from this thread and hide the recommendations.

dee_can · 01-31-2012, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GoRead

The first book recommended to us is "The Big Book of Sex Toys", followed by "The Art of Sensual Massage"! I don't know how we got from "The Help" and "The Hunger Games" to "The Big Book of Sex Toys" (with photos!).

Note to self: avoid Kobo books with the word 'Hunger' and 'Games' in the title.

SF&F Reader · 01-31-2012, 03:22 PM

The recommendation bar didn't show up for me until a few weeks ago. The e-mail recommendations do seem to be unrelated and infuriatingly wrong.

filmo · 01-31-2012, 04:55 PM

After 1.9.16 was installed have you done factory reset and reinstalled 1.9.16 from desktop Kobo application? My original install was the mistaken release that was really obnoxious came up after each time I went to home screen. New version is bearable but almost worthless with such small covers in bottom row I can't read title. Alphabetical book list by title or by author, then selection options; about book, tags, mark as read, delete. This works great on Kobo wifi and should still be used with the touch. Would need pinch zoom to read small covers but would still waste limited battery power.

voom · 01-31-2012, 07:16 PM

One of the most often loaded free epubs from Gutenberg (and other sources as well) is the great original Kamasutra - something like that could easily mislead to recommendations of sex books in a not well designed system...

01-28-2012, 12:01 PM	#1
dee_can Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canada Device: kobo original, kobo touch, kobo vox, ipod touch	How to change recommendation preferences I keep getting reading recommendations via email from Kobo that don't suit me, and I'm wondering how you change your recommendation preferences. I got an email today with a link to 'change your recommendation preferences' which takes you to Kobo where you log-in. The problem is, I can't find the option to do this on my page. I'm not seeing it. Can anyone tell me where to go? For changing recommendation preferences, that is.

01-28-2012, 02:20 PM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I don't even see the recommended list... Attached Thumbnails

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01-28-2012, 12:24 PM	#2
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	When you sign in go the Ebooks front page and you can see a bar near the top that says "Recommendations for you" if you hover over the books that you don't like or have read before and mark them either "Already Read" "Not interested" or "Get a preview".

01-28-2012, 12:25 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I will admit I rarely see that part of the website, and I would love to! I'd like to remove some of the books from my list too

01-28-2012, 03:12 PM	#6
dee_can Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Canada Device: kobo original, kobo touch, kobo vox, ipod touch	I see where you are signed in (because I see 'sign out' in the upper right hand corner). So now you would click on 'ebooks' along the blue bar at the top. Then once you are in your ebooks, you will see a row of 'recommended for you' books at the top of the page. Just put your cursor over each book. Put your cursor over the italic 'i' and it will tell you what to do also.

01-28-2012, 04:51 PM	#7
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	No such luck for me!

01-28-2012, 08:51 PM	#9
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I believe I had left a few books on it, and in fact both the Touch and Desktop do show entries!

01-31-2012, 02:35 PM	#10
GoRead Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo touch	I have the same issue. I have marked Not interested on the recommendations. They are gone from the ebooks webpage, but they ALL still show on the actual ereader and Kobo desktop. I wouldn't care so much except that these are library Kobos lent out to patrons. The first book recommended to us is "The Big Book of Sex Toys", followed by "The Art of Sensual Massage"! I don't know how we got from "The Help" and "The Hunger Games" to "The Big Book of Sex Toys" (with photos!).

01-31-2012, 02:37 PM	#11
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	One option for you might be to install the Touch Interface plugins from this thread and hide the recommendations.

01-31-2012, 03:22 PM	#13
SF&F Reader Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 100855 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Blackberry Playbook, Samsung Galaxy SII HD LTE	The recommendation bar didn't show up for me until a few weeks ago. The e-mail recommendations do seem to be unrelated and infuriatingly wrong.

01-31-2012, 04:55 PM	#14
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	After 1.9.16 was installed have you done factory reset and reinstalled 1.9.16 from desktop Kobo application? My original install was the mistaken release that was really obnoxious came up after each time I went to home screen. New version is bearable but almost worthless with such small covers in bottom row I can't read title. Alphabetical book list by title or by author, then selection options; about book, tags, mark as read, delete. This works great on Kobo wifi and should still be used with the touch. Would need pinch zoom to read small covers but would still waste limited battery power.

01-31-2012, 07:16 PM	#15
voom Just me :) Posts: 106 Karma: 1282 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Touch	One of the most often loaded free epubs from Gutenberg (and other sources as well) is the great original Kamasutra - something like that could easily mislead to recommendations of sex books in a not well designed system...

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