geographic restrictions at Fictionwise

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I think that FW should just give you the book, Geoff - they can't have many customers as dedicated as you!

Have you looked to see if it's available at BoB?

8 books, Harry !!!

I'm in the process of asking for a refund on my membership which is a recent transaction - either that or else I've got to change my reading habits - but damnit! - why should I .

I've not yet looked in BoB, but I'm sure that at some stage they too will introduce restriction.

What UK options do we have ?
Sir Pratchett's books aren't available in Wh Smith in Cy format .....

[HarryT]

No - unfortunately all the UK shops seem to favour ePub .

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No - unfortunately all the UK shops seem to favour ePub .

A rude word, unusually, just passed my lips ......

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

My Paypal profile will not allow me to add a non-UK address ..... either as myself, nor as a 'gift'...........

Oh - how odd. I've just checked and you're right. They no longer allow this. It seems I have a US address on my list of addresses because I added one before they changed this.

In which case, the new Paypal account seems your only method with Paypal. I did it with a new account, using a US address. I then added my UK card, giving it a US billing address. Weird, but it did get the $1 debit so I could verify the account and be allowed to send money out of it..

[columbus]

Originally Posted by GeoffC;

8 books, Harry !!!

I'm in the process of asking for a refund on my membership which is a recent transaction - either that or else I've got to change my reading habits - but damnit! - why should I .

I've not yet looked in BoB, but I'm sure that at some stage they too will introduce restriction.

What UK options do we have ?
Sir Pratchett's books aren't available in Wh Smith in Cy format .....

I had problems with BoB over geographic restrictions some time ago, however they accept Google checkout which worked for me.

Change BoB country to US, choose US within Google as delivery address (you have to give Google the correct card address as billing address, you can choose what info is not to be passed to retailer). I set up an account before buying, I am in Spain & used a UK based CC, plus I got an extra 1% discount using it.

[zerospinboson]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I've been trying that dodge, but couldn't find the post code of 1 Capitol Hill.....

Did you also try it using that address as your billing address in FW?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

Did you also try it using that address as your billing address in FW?

it wasn't possible to enter into Paypal - I'm restricted to UK entries only - so I didn't get as far as putting it into FW...

[zerospinboson]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

it wasn't possible to enter into Paypal - I'm restricted to UK entries only - so I didn't get as far as putting it into FW...

Yeah, but I mean if you skip paypal altogether, and just pay with your CC directly, using the Capitol Hill address as your billing address on FW.

[HarryT]

OK - just to test this out, I've tried to buy "Stranger in a Strange Land" with PayPal and...

... failed

Looks as though the system has been tightened up.

I then bought it with Micropay, and that worked fine. Obviously, though, I didn't get the extra discount that I would have done had I paid with PayPal. Still a good price, though, even so.

[pdurrant]

So it looks like a new Paypal acccount is one way to get around the restrictions. Otherwise, the Entropay prepaid visa card works, according to someone earlier in this thread.

http://www.entropay.com/

I haven't tried it myself, since it seems I can use the US address I had in my paypal address book from a while back.

Paul

Originally Posted by HarryT

OK - just to test this out, I've tried to buy "Stranger in a Strange Land" with PayPal and...

... failed

Looks as though the system has been tightened up.

I then bought it with Micropay, and that worked fine. Obviously, though, I didn't get the extra discount that I would have done had I paid with PayPal. Still a good price, though, even so.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

Yeah, but I mean if you skip paypal altogether, and just pay with your CC directly, using the Capitol Hill address as your billing address on FW.

The CC address wouldn't then tally with the billing address, and I'd also fail on that score...

[kesey]

Re Entropay: note the 4.95% charge for funding your account.

http://www.entropay.com/popups/faq.en.php

Is there any monthly or annual fee for EntroPay Accounts?

There are no monthly or annual fees with an EntroPay Virtual Card. Our only fee is the 4.95% charge on each amount loaded onto an EntroPay Virtual Card. There are no hidden fees.

Return funds from EntroPay Account to personal credit/debit card: we charge a GBP3/USD6 fee as outlined in our Terms and Conditions.

There is no minimum withdrawal amount. Your balance must however be sufficient to cover the GBP3/USD6 withdrawal fee.

[zerospinboson]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

The CC address wouldn't then tally with the billing address, and I'd also fail on that score...

Will it hurt to try? It worked fine for me.

[geertm]

I have bought some of the books in the past using micropay, but then you do not get the rebates. Like many other people in this forum, I had the problem that my (Dutch) Paypal account could not be used to buy those restricted books. That is why I have been looking for another way to pay.

Geert

[NuclearWinter]

Have you guys tried just paying by credit card and changing the country field in billing address to US? While making sure the rest of your address is correct (ie: use your european address exactly, aside from the country)? Because as far as I know Fictionwise, like a lot of places, don't actually send the country field as part of the credit card authorisation.