What I will miss about Fictionwise

wallflower75 · 04-05-2010, 08:40 AM

With all the changes that took place on April 1, there was one thing I didn't think about, but now that Monday has rolled around, it's one of the things I'll miss the most.

Every Monday since I discovered Fictionwise, I've clicked on their "New eBooks" link to find out what was being released soon--either that week or as a pre-order. I've discovered a number of books I would never have known were available because of this. But now that the agency pricing is in effect and Fictionwise doesn't have its act together (and probably no plans to have it together any time soon), I'm going to have to go back to the old way of finding out what's available--trial and error.

aagstn · 04-05-2010, 10:46 AM

This was my bookstore for close to 10 years. Seeing all the changes caused by the publishers is very sad. I'm hoping they can get the store back up with all the books, but losing all the discounts is sad. I wouldn't have the huge collection of books I have without all of their discounts and rebates. I guess we will have to see how the agency pricing is, but I don't see my book buying staying at the level it was. Thankfully I have a pretty large back catalog to still read.

ChristopherTD · 04-05-2010, 11:21 AM

I agree. I have been a regular visitor to Fictionwise and have purchased over 500 ebooks over the years. The last year has seen a steady erosion of options for non-US buyers and now Humpty has taken a great fall!

I hope he gets put back together again!

ATimson · 04-05-2010, 11:22 AM

Well... it looks like Fictionwise may have made agency deals. There's a very few number of S&S titles now. At least one of those was definitely not there over the weekend (found the book by a title search, then used the publisher link from there).

A paucity of books and formats, but... it's potential?

Terisa de morgan · 04-05-2010, 11:43 AM

Yes, there's a book I've pre-ordered that it wasn't for sale yesterday, but it's today, so I hope...

Angst · 04-05-2010, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATimson

Well... it looks like Fictionwise may have made agency deals. There's a very few number of S&S titles now. At least one of those was definitely not there over the weekend (found the book by a title search, then used the publisher link from there).

A paucity of books and formats, but... it's potential?

I still don't have access top my past purchases:

"The requested eBook title cannot be downloaded at this time due to difficulty in communicating with the retail site. Please try again later."

"eBook Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc."

Ea · 04-05-2010, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angst

I still don't have access top my past purchases:

"The requested eBook title cannot be downloaded at this time due to difficulty in communicating with the retail site. Please try again later."

"eBook Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc."

Same here. I just discovered it, and went through my bookshelf today. Result: 30 books I can't download at the moment (didn't take note of which publishers though). Now I'm smart enough to download everything when I buy it and back it up locally, but what if I hadn't? Or something had happened to my backup? I hope they get it resolved soon.

JSWolf · 04-05-2010, 04:48 PM

I do have access to some of them that are in ePub. None that are in Mobipocket, and not sure of MS Reader.

Storm27 · 04-06-2010, 12:09 PM

I'm with the OP on this one.

I've come to the conclusion that I probably do buy enough multiformat books and Random House books for it to be worthwhile having a buywise membership even if FW don't get the other publishers back or it takes some months to do so. But the two ways in which they made my life much easier were having an easy to browse list of all new releases in a particular week (I didn't read it all, but I did skim the sections I was likely to be interested in) and being able to consolidate most if not all of my purchases in a single online bookshelf.

I assume that once all this settles down I'll still be able to buy ebooks somehow (although I've just posted about the very frustrating experience I had this weekend), but if FW is no longer basically comprehensive, keeping up with what I want to read becomes more complicated and the upshot is likely to be my buying less books.

04-05-2010, 08:40 AM	#1
wallflower75 Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 223852 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Device: Kindle Voyage/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad mini	What I will miss about Fictionwise With all the changes that took place on April 1, there was one thing I didn't think about, but now that Monday has rolled around, it's one of the things I'll miss the most. Every Monday since I discovered Fictionwise, I've clicked on their "New eBooks" link to find out what was being released soon--either that week or as a pre-order. I've discovered a number of books I would never have known were available because of this. But now that the agency pricing is in effect and Fictionwise doesn't have its act together (and probably no plans to have it together any time soon), I'm going to have to go back to the old way of finding out what's available--trial and error.

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04-05-2010, 10:46 AM	#2
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	This was my bookstore for close to 10 years. Seeing all the changes caused by the publishers is very sad. I'm hoping they can get the store back up with all the books, but losing all the discounts is sad. I wouldn't have the huge collection of books I have without all of their discounts and rebates. I guess we will have to see how the agency pricing is, but I don't see my book buying staying at the level it was. Thankfully I have a pretty large back catalog to still read.

04-05-2010, 11:21 AM	#3
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	I agree. I have been a regular visitor to Fictionwise and have purchased over 500 ebooks over the years. The last year has seen a steady erosion of options for non-US buyers and now Humpty has taken a great fall! I hope he gets put back together again!

04-05-2010, 11:22 AM	#4
ATimson Evangelist Posts: 456 Karma: 1044878 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Well... it looks like Fictionwise may have made agency deals. There's a very few number of S&S titles now. At least one of those was definitely not there over the weekend (found the book by a title search, then used the publisher link from there). A paucity of books and formats, but... it's potential?

04-05-2010, 11:43 AM	#5
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,233 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Yes, there's a book I've pre-ordered that it wasn't for sale yesterday, but it's today, so I hope...

04-05-2010, 04:48 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do have access to some of them that are in ePub. None that are in Mobipocket, and not sure of MS Reader.

04-06-2010, 12:09 PM	#9
Storm27 Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 201290 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS T3S, android phone	I'm with the OP on this one. I've come to the conclusion that I probably do buy enough multiformat books and Random House books for it to be worthwhile having a buywise membership even if FW don't get the other publishers back or it takes some months to do so. But the two ways in which they made my life much easier were having an easy to browse list of all new releases in a particular week (I didn't read it all, but I did skim the sections I was likely to be interested in) and being able to consolidate most if not all of my purchases in a single online bookshelf. I assume that once all this settles down I'll still be able to buy ebooks somehow (although I've just posted about the very frustrating experience I had this weekend), but if FW is no longer basically comprehensive, keeping up with what I want to read becomes more complicated and the upshot is likely to be my buying less books.

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