You are so right. They changed it a couple of months ago, I think, and it stinks big time. I've shifted allegiance to www.arkivmusic.com -- it's a much better interface for finding what you want, but unfortunately doesn't deal in used CDs. Nevertheless, the prices are pretty good and they have frequent sales.
Amazon.com Classical Search Engine
Does anyone know what is going on with the Amazon.com classical search engine? I used to think it was not very good (there was a lot of stuff you couldn't find directly, even though it was in the Amazon.com database; you had to search it out circuitously and indirectly). But now they've got a new search engine that is absolutely AWFUL--just unbelievably STUPID! You won't believe how bad it is until you try it. I buy a lot of classical CDs (mostly used) on Amazon.com, mostly from Amazon.com marketplace sellers. But now it's almost impossible to find anything there. Is there no hope?