Amazon's "Read Sample" not working

Waylander · 01-27-2024, 12:48 PM

When I click on the 'read sample' button below a book, instead of the book sample opening up I just get a spinning buffering wheel. I don't know if this is because I use an ad-blocker, but I've had one for years and it's never been a problem. It's rather annoying as I'd like to see inside a book before buying, especially if it's from a new author.

DNSB · 01-27-2024, 12:59 PM

It works for me on Amazon.ca. Have you tried turning off your ad blocker to see if it works then?

tomsem · 01-27-2024, 01:41 PM

Had a problem like this yesterday, did not bother to try to trouble shoot. It was a comic book, FWIW.

badgoodDeb · 01-28-2024, 01:22 AM

Works for me, right now, on two different books.

Karellen · 01-28-2024, 03:02 AM

I had a problem with the Read Sample also, a few months ago.

Turned out to be a Firefox issue. If I used MS Edge, no problems accessing the sample. But with Firefox, it would not load the sample. One of the updates fixed it, so all working now.

Waylander · 01-28-2024, 07:35 AM

Firstly, apologies for posting this thread in the wrong forum.

Secondly, I've had this problem with and without my adblocker. I'm on Amazon UK, using Google Chrome. Its updates don't seem to have resolved this.

DNSB · 01-28-2024, 04:09 PM

Are you in the "lucky" % of Chrome users that have had cookies disabled?

Quoth · 01-28-2024, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

Are you in the "lucky" % of Chrome users that have had cookies disabled?

It's supposed to be only 3rd party cookies, which can be disabled in most browsers anyway, I've disabled 3rd party cookies for years. They only exist for advertisers, and unsolicited is illegal in EU anyway.

I use Chromium if Firefox or Waterfox doesn't work (all allow disabling 3rd party cookies). Actual Chrome is sort of Spyware and Google are actually not disabling what 3rd party cookies do, but offering an alternate method to advertisers. So what Google is doing is disingenuous.

Every Amazon site feature works fine for me with 3rd party cookies disabled.

DNSB · 01-28-2024, 05:43 PM

The one person I know who has had Google disable cookies in Chrome has reported multiple issues where he has run into problems. One is with an out of state library where he once could simply choose download .acsm file to obtain the book. Now he clicks and nothing happens. So far Edge and Firefox are still working for them and the library has responded that they are aware of the issue and working on a solution.

SomeSteve · 01-30-2024, 12:38 PM

I can't see the preview of Detective Comics #375 (among others) on Amazon US, UK, DE, or FR. The page turns black, the cover image is still visible, though muted, and a window with the error message "Sorry, there was a problem loading this page" and below it a button "Go back to Store" appears over it. If I refresh the page, sometimes a get a black screen with the endlessly turning circle. I ran into this problem for the first time a few days ago with several issues of the magazine, though most that I tried worked. Using Firefox.

ASIN: B086TW2QY8

01-27-2024, 12:48 PM	#1
Waylander Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB	Amazon's "Read Sample" not working When I click on the 'read sample' button below a book, instead of the book sample opening up I just get a spinning buffering wheel. I don't know if this is because I use an ad-blocker, but I've had one for years and it's never been a problem. It's rather annoying as I'd like to see inside a book before buying, especially if it's from a new author. Attached Thumbnails

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,573 Karma: 157444380 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	It works for me on Amazon.ca. Have you tried turning off your ad blocker to see if it works then?

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tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,772 Karma: 26974049 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Had a problem like this yesterday, did not bother to try to trouble shoot. It was a comic book, FWIW.

01-28-2024, 01:22 AM	#4
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,515 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Works for me, right now, on two different books.

01-28-2024, 03:02 AM	#5
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,361 Karma: 6794938 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	I had a problem with the Read Sample also, a few months ago. Turned out to be a Firefox issue. If I used MS Edge, no problems accessing the sample. But with Firefox, it would not load the sample. One of the updates fixed it, so all working now.

01-28-2024, 07:35 AM	#6
Waylander Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB	Firstly, apologies for posting this thread in the wrong forum. Secondly, I've had this problem with and without my adblocker. I'm on Amazon UK, using Google Chrome. Its updates don't seem to have resolved this.

01-28-2024, 04:09 PM	#7
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,573 Karma: 157444380 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Are you in the "lucky" % of Chrome users that have had cookies disabled?

01-28-2024, 05:43 PM	#9
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,573 Karma: 157444380 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	The one person I know who has had Google disable cookies in Chrome has reported multiple issues where he has run into problems. One is with an out of state library where he once could simply choose download .acsm file to obtain the book. Now he clicks and nothing happens. So far Edge and Firefox are still working for them and the library has responded that they are aware of the issue and working on a solution.

01-30-2024, 12:38 PM	#10
SomeSteve Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 5497310 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Sony PRS-T2, Kindle	I can't see the preview of *Detective Comics* #375 (among others) on Amazon US, UK, DE, or FR. The page turns black, the cover image is still visible, though muted, and a window with the error message "Sorry, there was a problem loading this page" and below it a button "Go back to Store" appears over it. If I refresh the page, sometimes a get a black screen with the endlessly turning circle. I ran into this problem for the first time a few days ago with several issues of the magazine, though most that I tried worked. Using Firefox. ASIN: B086TW2QY8