Kindle alerts

A user recently requested that we add an alert for when the Kindle version of a book is available. We thought that was a great idea. We've just added it.

To use, simply choose a book for which there is no Kindle version yet, click on the "Set up alerts" button, and under "Availability changes", check the box to receive an alert when the Kindle version is available.

Great suggestion. Use the "Feedback" link at the top of every page on Zlert to request other alerts you'd find useful.

Search alerts improvement

We've just added the capability to set up a Search Alert even when the search does not currently return any items. Previously, you could only set up an alert when the search actually returned some results.

Why is this useful? Suppose, for example, Amazon currently doesn't stock a brand of chocolate you love. Nothing is returned when you do a search on Zlert. Now you can set up a Search Alert for the brand (remember to choose Grocery or Gourmet Food as the category to get specific results) and receive an alert as soon as Amazon sells it.