Is the WH Smith ebook site dying?

andavane · 09-10-2010, 02:55 PM

With my first ebook reader, a Cybook Gen3, I purchased some titles from Smiths ebook site.
On looking tonight, I saw that a lot of books had limited availability, then that there appeared not to be any prices, as in:

http://ebooks.whsmith.co.uk/8B17D601...0-9BC2EF403B34

I wonder if anyone knows anything?

tech_au · 09-10-2010, 10:21 PM

It looks like they have moved their ebook store to WHsmith.co.uk/ebooks so you have to go there to buy ebooks.
Until they move everyones account there is a special link to access your already purchased epub titles.
If you have any mobipocket purchases they will be disappearing from 15th Sept so download them and store them safely on your computer.
I guess thats a final nail in the coffin for mobipocket format ebooks. I wonder how long Amazon can stay non-epub ?

Ravensknight · 09-10-2010, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tech_au

I wonder how long Amazon can stay non-epub ?

umm, as long as Kindles are being sold and the Kindle app is being downloaded?

andavane · 09-11-2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tech_au

It looks like they have moved their ebook store to WHsmith.co.uk/ebooks so you have to go there to buy ebooks.
Until they move everyones account there is a special link to access your already purchased epub titles.
If you have any mobipocket purchases they will be disappearing from 15th Sept so download them and store them safely on your computer.
I guess thats a final nail in the coffin for mobipocket format ebooks. I wonder how long Amazon can stay non-epub ?

In just 4 days' time

Thanks for the warning, as I have some great books on there!
This is like watching murder in slow motion....

09-10-2010, 02:55 PM	#1
andavane Zealot Posts: 120 Karma: 20 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: Kindle Keyboard, + Wifi, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Mini, Sony PRS-T2	Is the WH Smith ebook site dying? With my first ebook reader, a Cybook Gen3, I purchased some titles from Smiths ebook site. On looking tonight, I saw that a lot of books had limited availability, then that there appeared not to be any prices, as in: http://ebooks.whsmith.co.uk/8B17D601...0-9BC2EF403B34 I wonder if anyone knows anything?

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09-10-2010, 10:21 PM	#2
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	It looks like they have moved their ebook store to WHsmith.co.uk/ebooks so you have to go there to buy ebooks. Until they move everyones account there is a special link to access your already purchased epub titles. If you have any mobipocket purchases they will be disappearing from 15th Sept so download them and store them safely on your computer. I guess thats a final nail in the coffin for mobipocket format ebooks. I wonder how long Amazon can stay non-epub ?