The official how many orders will you place on Amazon in the year 2012? Thread.

Quote from chewspam : I don't get receipts when I do Amazon prime videos.

That is correct. Prime members do not get receipts for free Prime rentals. Also you can not add them to your library. If I want to save, I put on my Wish List then price magically goes up. I have a Roku too.

As far as number of purchases, I have to inventory my CCs. For all I know other people are using them too. I can't even tell.

Heads up to Amazon folks: I believe Amazon is rebuilding Fire based on complaints. My understanding is Amazon is taking a loss on Fire but no worries, it is all to sell their apps and books.

I believe Amazon is taking the following 2 articles into consideration with the rebuild:

Kindle Fire Usability Findings [useit.com]

This is an excellent article that says if the 7" tablet isn't redesigned to meet its needs it will die in the market. I want that size so holding out for redesign.

Excerpt:

For 7-inch tablets to succeed, service and content providers must design specifically for these devices. Repurposed designs from print, mobile phones, 10-inch tablets, or desktop PCs will fail, because they offer a terrible user experience. A 7-inch tablet is a sufficiently different form factor that it must be treated as a new platform. Furthermore, these mid-sized tablets are so weak that suboptimal designs — that is, repurposed content — won't work. Optimize for 7-inch or die.

Also did a follow up article: (rebuttal)

Rebuttal to Critics of Kindle Fire Usability Study [useit.com]

Another article: (published Dec 12)

As Kindle Fire Faces Critics, Remedies Are Promised [nytimes.com]

Excerpt 1:

All the individual grievances — recorded on Amazon’s own Web site — received a measure of confirmation last week when Jakob Nielsen, a usability expert, denounced the Fire, saying it offered “a disappointingly poor” experience. For users whose fingers are not as slender as toothpicks, he warned, the screen could be particularly frustrating to manipulate.

Excerpt 2:

“In less than two weeks, we’re rolling out an over-the-air update to Kindle Fire,” said Drew Herdener, a company spokesman.

There will be improvements in performance and multitouch navigation, and customers will have the option of editing the list of items that show what they have recently been doing. No more will wives wonder why their husbands were looking at a dating site when they said they were playing Angry Birds.

Amazon declines to say, but soon — probably in the spring — there will be an improved version of the device itself.

....so looks like spring release on Kindle Fire redesign and Amazon does have the resources to do this.I have been loading free apps and book into cloud whilst debating on a tablet. Was looking at the Lenovo Ideapad A1 today.

Quote from JSRANCHMN : . No more will wives wonder why their husbands were looking at a dating site when they said they were playing Angry Birds.

Good thing I have nothing to hide

I have been experiencing problems with the browser just closing for no reason lately. I must say though this thing is so handy and I'm loving all the free books.

86 orders in 2011. Probably about 100 in 2012 I am assuming.

Hopefully less than last year.

I had 135 order in 2011.

But 19 days in I'm at 7 orders.
Which frighteningly puts me on pace to get 135 order again in 2012.

Well I am paying $40 for Prime..so gotta take advantage of it.

Quote from Aventinus : Hopefully less than last year. I had 135 order in 2011. But 19 days in I'm at 7 orders. Which frighteningly puts me on pace to get 135 order again in 2012. Well I am paying $40 for Prime..so gotta take advantage of it.

$40?!

so far...15 orders

Just in case any state tax collectors are nosing around here........

None. I never order anything online ever!

It's February 20, 2012 (for us West Coasters, 21st for your East Coasters) and I have a whopping 1 order from Amazon ($30). I'm actually kinda amazed and impressed with myself I'll be checking in throughout the year though!

+3 for me this morning.

100+ easily

Only 3 so far this year!

I even bought this little guy [amazon.com] in order to get FSSS on one order. It was only 40 cents or so at the time. It was fun to play with for a day.

I'm over 30 already.

60 orders in 2011 on one account, probably closer to 80 total. Probably about 10 so far this year, I have multiple accounts. Thanksgiving/Black Friday is usually good for a dozen orders alone.

March 3,2012

Still at 1 order.