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Very odd - the paper this am (Indy, UK.) said something about the success, or strengthy, of Sony's Pottermore site !
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From reading the actual blog post it seems the potential issue is not with the texts, it's with making sure the Pottermore website can handle the traffic.
They're going to have tens of millions of people trying to buy and download ebooks the instant they're available. This means they will need ridiculous levels of security, bandwidth, CC processing and data delivery. This is not like putting a web server in your Mom's basement, y'know. So yes, I say it is much, MUCH better that they get it right than get it out the door. Nor is it like the paper versions are out of print or are utterly unavailable. |
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The goal is to make sure people pay for good service, rather than spend hours trying to log onto Pottermore and it taking 3 days to buy the ebooks. Quote:
They are very well aware of the volumes they're dealing with, it just takes a LOT of work to put together a robust system that can handle this kind of traffic and the number of expected transactions. Even Amazon and Apple would buckle under the strain, and they've had years and multiple big sales events to hone their skills. And please, let's have a little perspective. They're books, not vital medications whose absence will result in the deaths of millions. And the books are available in paper form; you'll live if it takes an extra couple of months to buy the digital versions. |
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And perhaps this is a good argument against trying to go off on your own and ignore the existing retailers. Amazon, B&N & co already know how to run eBook retail websites.
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Pottermore is WAY more than just a place to sell ebooks. That is a MINOR facet of Pottermore.
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Now that I think about it. i'll be surprised if the potermore website don't breaks a few time when it opens.
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There are also some more 'adult' versions too, if you know where to look! |
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I test computer systems for a living and good solid testing always takes far longer than anyone appreciates. Better to be late than a fiasco when launched
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We already know JKR is extremely protective of the Potter experience (like Disney was) so she won't sign off on anything that isn't the next best thing to perfect. Also, she's not releasing the books on her own just to rake in a few extra bucks but to use them as draws to the larger Pottermore experience.
Either the system is up to the chalenge or it'll stay in beta, whether Sony or their fans like it or not. And if the PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ebook voucher is the only reason to buy a T1, Sony has bigger problems than partnering with a perfectonist. |
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The problems are, almost sadly, not the result of the author and a computer/marketing coven gathering in a dark room and plotting how they can mess you up by spitefully tossing your toys out of your pram, unbelievable as that may sound. It seems a result of trying to get a very complicated digital enterprise running smoothly - and we all know how brilliantly easy it is to get any sort of a digital anything operating with 100% success first time, don't we..... Everyone really knew they should have got you in at the start, so it could be done right, but, hey, you experts are so hard to track down just when you're needed. However... "I am reaching an irrational level of anger and starting to question why I should bother to buy the books.I would argue that it is ethically and morally correct but then I tend to feel that paying for crappy service is a bad idea. " I'm sorry, but I don't quite get what you getting irrationally angry, has to do with anything being ethically and morally correct - you're on a different philosophical planet there, I'm afraid.... However, I am sure the wicked, scheming lady has been shaken by your theat not to buy the books. Still, won't be a disaster though, will it, 'cos people - apart from your good self, of course - will buy the books anyway. Still, you'll have shown her what's what, eh ? |
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