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Old 09-23-2010, 07:26 PM   #1
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Fictionwise not sending out notices?

I've not been receiving any promotional email from fictionwise for a couple weeks. I used to receive about 2 - 3 email a week from their marketing department.

Just wondering if they've stopped doing it or if there's something wrong with my email account..
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Old 09-23-2010, 09:32 PM   #2
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Fictionwise has been declining for the past months. They used to be good but now they are on the decline with Amazon, Kobo, iBooks and Barnes and Noble taking over.
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Old 09-24-2010, 12:11 AM   #3
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It's sad. All good things must come to an end, I suppose.
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Old 09-24-2010, 12:19 AM   #4
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They used to be the best though IMO. I think the recession also had a lot to do with it.
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Old 09-24-2010, 12:29 AM   #5
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Well, I think that and Barnes and Noble is probably putting less effort into Fictionwise and more effort into their own online efforts.

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Old 09-24-2010, 08:17 AM   #6
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They used to be the best though IMO. I think the recession also had a lot to do with it.
No, in this case I don't think the recession can be blamed. Barnes & Noble can.
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Old 09-24-2010, 09:00 AM   #7
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I pretty much found myself wondering the same thing: no Fictionwise emails. Sad.
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Old 09-24-2010, 04:00 PM   #8
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They used to be the best though IMO. I think the recession also had a lot to do with it.
The new agency rules killed the Fictionwise business model. With the agency acting as the seller, and limiting the amount a retailer could discount a book, the micropay system became disfunctional and was discontinued. In effect, book purchases could no longer be "bundled" using micropay.

Too bad. I really liked them.

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Old 09-24-2010, 05:41 PM   #9
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Fictionwise was having issues before the Agency thing started, that just accelerated the fall of FW into hyperdrive. They're still one of the best place to get titles from a lot of small pubs out there though.
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Old 09-24-2010, 06:47 PM   #10
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To the OP's query, yes, my weekly promo feeds stopped recently as well.
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Old 09-24-2010, 07:32 PM   #11
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What is very disturbing is that their Verisign certificate expired on 13th Sept, and has not yet been renewed.

I have quite a few multi-format books in my cart, but I certainly will not be making any purchases until this has been fixed.

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Old 09-24-2010, 07:48 PM   #12
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It's sad. All good things must come to an end, I suppose.
I hope not! FW is one of my favorite ebook stores.
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