New Book & Play Themed Carousels in Google Knowledge Panels

Google has added some new features to the Google Search results in both the knowledge panel and the associated carousel for books as well as both musicals and plays.

This was actually a feature I was hoping for when covering a similar feature for movies.

@jenstar try out some books or plays now. 🙂

— Satyajeet Salgar (@salgar) November 20, 2015

Here is how the new book related knowledge panels appear:

You will also notice the “preview book” option that Google began testing earlier this year.

When you click through one of the “People also search for” options, it displays the results in a carousel.

There is also a slightly different version that simply lists books at the bottom of the knowledge panel, instead of listing themes etc.

Here is an example of the musical/play version of knowledge panel:

And the carousel:

They also show (somewhat better) on mobile search results too.

This is a great addition to the search results, especially for book lovers who are looking for alternatives for finding books other than Amazon / Good Reads.

The following two tabs change content below.

• Bio
• Latest Posts

Jennifer Slegg

Founder & Editor at The SEM Post

Jennifer Slegg is a longtime speaker and expert in search engine marketing. When she isn't sitting at her desk writing and working, she can be found grabbing a latte at her local Starbucks or planning her next trip to Disneyland. She regularly speaks at Pubcon, SMX, ClickZ and more, and has been presenting at conferences for over a decade.

Latest posts by Jennifer Slegg (see all)

• Google Testing “Near City” in Local 3-Pack - September 27, 2016
• Use Google Disavow Like Before, No Changes With Real Time Penguin - September 26, 2016
• No Changes to Link Related Manual Actions with Penguin Real Time Launch - September 26, 2016
• Google Launches Real-Time Penguin 4.0: All The Changes & Details - September 23, 2016
• Google Testing Individual Hotel Booking Block at Top of Search Results - September 22, 2016