Unexpected Book downloaded without purchase/request - Page 2

davidfor · 07-04-2014, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alastair_S

I Googled and found this on an Aussie site:
"Only $139 (usually $159) plus 2 free e-books will be added to your Kobo library. Free e-books include 'Rotten Gods' by Gregg Barron & 'Seven Nights in a Rogues Bed' by Anna Campbell - while stocks last."

See http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/kobo-glo.

That might mean that anyone who has registered their Kobo through Angus & Robertson are getting the books. Can someone who has received the book look at what is in the affiliates.conf on their device?

Lynx-lynx · 07-04-2014, 08:16 PM

After some investigation into what's happened in my situation, it appears that the reason that I have 3 of these bodice rippers is because they are part of the Winter Warmers promo (as per Alastair_S post) and because I (not knowing about the promo) decided to download each of my accounts onto my BB Playbook in the 4th week of June which was during the period of the promo. (Separately of course - because there's only 1 Kobo app.)

It seems that was sufficient to meet the algorithmic requirements for Winter Warmers to drop the book to each of my accounts. (Irrespective that I've had the Kobo app on my Playbook since I bought it in 2010 (or 2011?), and read books from it during that time.

Davidfor I've never had an account with A&R, and the algorithm still worked in my situation.

And sorry I can't provide the affiliates info because I don't ever download anything onto my Glo directly from Kobo - only the epub version via Calibre.

spersephone · 07-08-2014, 09:11 AM

I haven't a clue how I might meet the criteria, but the same book appeared in my iOS app. I haven't got my Glo with me at the moment, only my Kindle, so I can't check. I've sent an email to my Dad who has my Kobo and asked him if he purchased this questionable content. Now I feel awful.

But to be fair, he has questionable book tastes. I've been stressing, thinking someone's hacked my Kobo account if it wasn't him, and I'll be finding this unauthorised purchase on my account. Now I know I'm not alone. I didn't want to remove it from my library, in case he actually bought it and wanted to read it.

GeoffR · 07-08-2014, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spersephone

I haven't a clue how I might meet the criteria, but the same book appeared in my iOS app. I haven't got my Glo with me at the moment, only my Kindle, so I can't check. I've sent an email to my Dad who has my Kobo and asked him if he purchased this questionable content. Now I feel awful.

But to be fair, he has questionable book tastes. I've been stressing, thinking someone's hacked my Kobo account if it wasn't him, and I'll be finding this unauthorised purchase on my account. Now I know I'm not alone. I didn't want to remove it from my library, in case he actually bought it and wanted to read it.

If it was a purchase it will show in your purchase history and library. If it is a free book or a gift then it won't show in your purchase history, only in your library.

If you delete a purchased book then you can always get it back by going to your purchase history and bookmarking the first page, which adds the book back into your library.

spersephone · 07-08-2014, 09:37 AM

Yes, it's not in my purchase history, only in my library all of a sudden. Sounds as though it's a "gift" that isn't quite to my taste.

davidfor · 07-08-2014, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spersephone

But to be fair, he has questionable book tastes.

My wife and sons accuse me of questionable book tastes all the time. I've given up on pointing out that they are wrong an it's their tastes that are questionable. Unless I find them reading one of MY books.

paxmark1 · 07-08-2014, 09:30 PM

This is part and parcel of the entire Kobo environment. Selling books, any books trumps a crafted and software attempt to create a pseudo-relationship with their customers.

1. There is no safe search. They do not do it. An attempt to fulfill customers wishes is not attempted because they do not care. I complained. Y'all know how side-ways their responses can be.

2. I complained about their app giving out way more porn results than their web site. Again - side-ways responses and no real info. It was on this forum someone said they were redoing code on the web site first and then app (or their impression) for less smut in response to searches.

If I get it I will complain to Kobo, but I will repeatedly badger Canadian buearacracies. My two (extinct) pennies worth.

Lynx-lynx · 07-09-2014, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spersephone

I haven't a clue how I might meet the criteria, but the same book appeared in my iOS app. I haven't got my Glo with me at the moment, only my Kindle, so I can't check. I've sent an email to my Dad who has my Kobo and asked him if he purchased this questionable content. Now I feel awful.

But to be fair, he has questionable book tastes. I've been stressing, thinking someone's hacked my Kobo account if it wasn't him, and I'll be finding this unauthorised purchase on my account. Now I know I'm not alone. I didn't want to remove it from my library, in case he actually bought it and wanted to read it.

The book title is far worse than the bite of the book from what I gather. And in fact Romance Genre readers have informed me that they would have loved for the book to have been 'gifted' to them (It's not a cheapie - maybe around the AUD8 mark).

For info here's the blurb on the book in question - Seven Nights in a Rogues Bed by Anna Campbell (an Aus author, some of whose awards are included below)

Spoiler:

Best Love Scene of 2012, Australian Romance Readers Association Awards
Best Cover of 2012, Australian Romance Readers Association Awards

Lynx-lynx · 07-09-2014, 04:30 AM

@spersephone - maybe it's time that your Dad got his own account .....

spersephone · 07-11-2014, 03:52 AM

Yes, but I've been letting him read my books (I know it's naughty of me). He'd have to start all over again, and I've got hundreds that he's interested in.

However, if I was right, and he'd bought it, I'd be strongly suggesting that he begin his own separate collection.

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07-04-2014, 08:16 PM	#17
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	After some investigation into what's happened in my situation, it appears that the reason that I have 3 of these bodice rippers is because they are part of the Winter Warmers promo (as per Alastair_S post) and because I (not knowing about the promo) decided to download each of my accounts onto my BB Playbook in the 4th week of June which was during the period of the promo. (Separately of course - because there's only 1 Kobo app.) It seems that was sufficient to meet the algorithmic requirements for Winter Warmers to drop the book to each of my accounts. (Irrespective that I've had the Kobo app on my Playbook since I bought it in 2010 (or 2011?), and read books from it during that time. Davidfor I've never had an account with A&R, and the algorithm still worked in my situation. And sorry I can't provide the affiliates info because I don't ever download anything onto my Glo directly from Kobo - only the epub version via Calibre.

07-08-2014, 09:11 AM	#18
spersephone Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 609066 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Melbourne Australia Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage	I haven't a clue how I might meet the criteria, but the same book appeared in my iOS app. I haven't got my Glo with me at the moment, only my Kindle, so I can't check. I've sent an email to my Dad who has my Kobo and asked him if he purchased this questionable content. Now I feel awful. But to be fair, he has questionable book tastes. I've been stressing, thinking someone's hacked my Kobo account if it wasn't him, and I'll be finding this unauthorised purchase on my account. Now I know I'm not alone. I didn't want to remove it from my library, in case he actually bought it and wanted to read it.

07-08-2014, 09:37 AM	#20
spersephone Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 609066 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Melbourne Australia Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage	Yes, it's not in my purchase history, only in my library all of a sudden. Sounds as though it's a "gift" that isn't quite to my taste.

07-08-2014, 09:30 PM	#22
paxmark1 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 157236 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Winnipeg Device: Kobo Glo	This is part and parcel of the entire Kobo environment. Selling books, any books trumps a crafted and software attempt to create a pseudo-relationship with their customers. 1. There is no safe search. They do not do it. An attempt to fulfill customers wishes is not attempted because they do not care. I complained. Y'all know how side-ways their responses can be. 2. I complained about their app giving out way more porn results than their web site. Again - side-ways responses and no real info. It was on this forum someone said they were redoing code on the web site first and then app (or their impression) for less smut in response to searches. If I get it I will complain to Kobo, but I will repeatedly badger Canadian buearacracies. My two (extinct) pennies worth.

07-09-2014, 04:30 AM	#24
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	@spersephone - maybe it's time that your Dad got his own account .....

07-11-2014, 03:52 AM	#25
spersephone Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 609066 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Melbourne Australia Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage	Yes, but I've been letting him read my books (I know it's naughty of me). He'd have to start all over again, and I've got hundreds that he's interested in. However, if I was right, and he'd bought it, I'd be strongly suggesting that he begin his own separate collection.

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