Did you use up your credit before 2/1/2007? - Page 2

bingle · 02-02-2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Leaping Gnome

But bingle, since they are free you really haven't lost anything? You're saying you had the $50 for free books but didn't use it because they are DRMed and you might lose them later? Heck if you only got to use them for two weeks, it's still worth the price - free!

Even if they're free, they have some value. At the very least, if I switched platforms I'd have to spend the time rebuilding my collection, so it's not worth the time I put in. Plus, I just don't like having DRMed books. I'd like to know that I have control over all of the books on my Reader - if I want to, I can loan it out, or edit it, or whatever.

TheMadBrewer · 02-02-2007, 11:51 PM

I had about $4 left. For some reason, the store drives me crazy. I can't seem to browse in any decent way, and when I go off to read the details of a book, I return to some arbitrary point in my "browse." Anyway I couldn't find anything I wanted that wouldn't have be add money and I didn't want to do that.

The "iTunes Store" of books it is not.

I think I'll be getting books from other sources (Baen, etc)

Azayzel · 02-03-2007, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMadBrewer

I had about $4 left. For some reason, the store drives me crazy. I can't seem to browse in any decent way, and when I go off to read the details of a book, I return to some arbitrary point in my "browse."

I can totally sympathize with your experience, as I too hated being brought back to some arbitrary point instead of the one I left off at. It's a good thing the Reader doesn't do this, or it never would have been released. Wonder what's wrong with the Connect Store's dev team/person, one of my college freshmen could've implemented a better prototype than their final product (and would've done it for project credit to boot!).

Too bad you couldn't find something that tickled your fancy. I ended up picking out a book from an author I never heard of, but in my fav genre, and the book's actually quite interesting.

Leaping Gnome · 02-03-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Azayzel

I ended up picking out a book from an author I never heard of, but in my fav genre, and the book's actually quite interesting.

Please share.

DougFNJ · 02-03-2007, 01:01 PM

I blew through the free credit in one day, and have purchased quite a few since. I have read half of the books. I wish there were other places to purchase books that are not yet available on Connect. There are so many books I'd like to have in electronic format, I really hope they start making progress in larger increments than 12 new books added a week. Where do I go if I want books by Dean R Koontz, Clive Barker, or books that are no longer published like Howard Stern Private Parts?

Aprilbeginnings · 02-03-2007, 01:09 PM

[QUOTE=DougFNJ Where do I go if I want books by Dean R Koontz, Clive Barker, or books that are no longer published like Howard Stern Private Parts?[/QUOTE]

This could help you get started for what you seek.

http://sno2.iwarp.com/ebook-faq/

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02-02-2007, 11:51 PM	#17
TheMadBrewer Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 145210 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kobo Aura Limited Edition, Kindle Voyager.	I had about $4 left. For some reason, the store drives me crazy. I can't seem to browse in any decent way, and when I go off to read the details of a book, I return to some arbitrary point in my "browse." Anyway I couldn't find anything I wanted that wouldn't have be add money and I didn't want to do that. The "iTunes Store" of books it is not. I think I'll be getting books from other sources (Baen, etc)

02-03-2007, 01:01 PM	#20
DougFNJ Avid Reader Posts: 273 Karma: 1332 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature, 2TB iPad Pro 11”	I blew through the free credit in one day, and have purchased quite a few since. I have read half of the books. I wish there were other places to purchase books that are not yet available on Connect. There are so many books I'd like to have in electronic format, I really hope they start making progress in larger increments than 12 new books added a week. Where do I go if I want books by Dean R Koontz, Clive Barker, or books that are no longer published like Howard Stern Private Parts?

02-03-2007, 01:09 PM	#21
Aprilbeginnings Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 404 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern CA Device: Sony PRS-500 /prs 650 soon	[QUOTE=DougFNJ Where do I go if I want books by Dean R Koontz, Clive Barker, or books that are no longer published like Howard Stern Private Parts?[/QUOTE] This could help you get started for what you seek. http://sno2.iwarp.com/ebook-faq/