Fictionwise has shut down! - Page 22

CWatkinsNash · 12-06-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Same here.

Ditto.

curtw · 12-06-2012, 02:14 PM

Sure enough. I now have the same number of books in my nook Library as I had over at Fictionwise. But I know that there were four B&N "freebies*" in the list last week, so I need to figure out which four didn't transfer. the Tolkien's there, which is great (so that I can capture future "fixes").

*Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Dracula and the Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary.

hwlester · 12-06-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Ditto.

Trying to avoid the "me too", but... me too...

David Marseilles · 12-06-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

Lucky, I'm still waiting for the code.

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Originally Posted by 3dusty

I'm still waiting for the code! Ugh!

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Same here.

I'm right there with ya.

Mims · 12-06-2012, 02:26 PM

I think I got most all of my books from Fictionwise and eReader. A quick scroll through shows secure .pdb, secure mobi, secure .lit and multiformat. Also, a couple of Greg Bear books that were on the unavailable list showed up. Won't really know for sure until I compare with Fictionwise and eReader bookshelves. The original transfer of 54 books contained some books that were same title as mine, but different authors.

I never got a code for ereader but the code for Fictionwise seems to have worked for both. At some point in the past, I linked the accounts when I downloaded to my iPad.

pdurrant · 12-06-2012, 02:34 PM

Has anyone from the UK received their transfer code email yet? I got my "sign up to be able to transfer" email on the 4th, and signed up on the 5th.

pidgeon92 · 12-06-2012, 04:53 PM

Well, now, you could knock me over with a feather. A majority of my ebooks have now transferred, including the Random House titles that I was unable to download more than a year ago.

It's a Christmas Miracle!

simplyparticular · 12-06-2012, 05:14 PM

I had put a reminder in my calendar to check my NOOK account today to see if anything had changed (only two books came over from FW/eReader on Nov 16).

Checked today- still those same two books. So I called B&N customer support (well, first I did an online chat, who referred to the phone number), and she told me to be patient and wait a week. When I explained that I had done it on 11/16 and had already waited 3 weeks, she put me on hold, came back and said to give it another day or two.

Sure enough, within minutes more books started showing up, from both FW and eReader accounts. I'm also getting blanks screens or the coding, so I figure I'll let it finish populating for another 24 hours and see what came over.

So if nothing has changed, I would suggest calling to jump start it again.

BelleZora · 12-06-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by simplyparticular

So if nothing has changed, I would suggest calling to jump start it again.

I contacted B&N yesterday by email which was acknowledged, and all my books showed up today. Don't know if it was coincidence.

junkml · 12-06-2012, 06:03 PM

Color me shocked. I now have 257 on my bookshelf on BN.com! I'll admit I was incredibly skeptical that they were going to actually follow through on this.

junkml · 12-06-2012, 06:33 PM

has anyone else run into the "unlock credit card is invalid" error? I can't download any of the books.

pidgeon92 · 12-06-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by junkml

has anyone else run into the "unlock credit card is invalid" error? I can't download any of the books.

I have not. Do you have a current credit card on your B&N account?

frquixote · 12-06-2012, 07:00 PM

Just got off the phone with B&N support because I STILL haven't received the code to initiate the book transfers. Jose told me they were having problems getting the e-mails with the codes out to customers and (again) asked me to be patient for a few more days. In a few more days it will be three weeks since I got the first e-mail and requested the code.

I'm beginning to think they're not going to come through.

David Marseilles · 12-06-2012, 07:39 PM

I wouldn't really care how long it took them to import my books (I'm fully backed up, like most), I just hate the absurd two-step we're in. This should have been one-click. Not one-click and wait an undisclosable time period and hurry-up-and-enter-the-code-that-might-never-come-before-it's-too-late.

Part of the reason I'm in this thread is as a reminder, so I don't wake up one day in April and think, oh gee, I wonder how that transfer is going..., only to find I can no longer initiate it.

junkml · 12-06-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

I have not. Do you have a current credit card on your B&N account?

Initially the account had a card that I have closed the account on. So I added a current card (after I first received this error) but still can't open any books in the nook app on my PC or download from the BN website.

12-06-2012, 02:14 PM	#317
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 512 Karma: 1210400 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: iPod Touch, Kindle 3, Pandigital Novel Personal, Literati, Nexus 7	Sure enough. I now have the same number of books in my nook Library as I had over at Fictionwise. But I know that there were four B&N "freebies" in the list last week, so I need to figure out which four didn't transfer. the Tolkien's there, which is great (so that I can capture future "fixes"). Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Dracula and the Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary. __________________ Now reading: {e} The Bandit of Hell's Bend, by Edgar Rice Burroughs {p} The Bedtrick, by Wendy Doniger Last edited by curtw; 12-06-2012 at 02:28 PM.

12-06-2012, 02:34 PM	#321
pdurrant The Grand Mouse Posts: 24,334 Karma: 73595938 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle 2; iPhone 3G; Bookeen Opus; NOOK ST GlowLight	Has anyone from the UK received their transfer code email yet? I got my "sign up to be able to transfer" email on the 4th, and signed up on the 5th. __________________ Kai Lung Raises His Voice, now available at Amazon and BooksOnBoard A new collection of ‘Kai Lung’ stories by Ernest Bramah, including four previously unpublished stories. Need professional help formatting your ebook? Send me email.....................Books I've read in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

12-06-2012, 05:14 PM	#323
simplyparticular Breecisely Posts: 496 Karma: 1023060 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: see signature	I had put a reminder in my calendar to check my NOOK account today to see if anything had changed (only two books came over from FW/eReader on Nov 16). Checked today- still those same two books. So I called B&N customer support (well, first I did an online chat, who referred to the phone number), and she told me to be patient and wait a week. When I explained that I had done it on 11/16 and had already waited 3 weeks, she put me on hold, came back and said to give it another day or two. Sure enough, within minutes more books started showing up, from both FW and eReader accounts. I'm also getting blanks screens or the coding, so I figure I'll let it finish populating for another 24 hours and see what came over. So if nothing has changed, I would suggest calling to jump start it again. __________________ "I strip the DRM like it's ladies night at the DRM strip joint, and beer is half price." SB Sarah Currently own: iPad 2, PRS-T1 Previously: almost every mainstream device that came out. I'm tired of testing devices. I just want to read.

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12-06-2012, 02:26 PM	#320
Mims Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 480232 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: NC, K4 NT, iPad2	I think I got most all of my books from Fictionwise and eReader. A quick scroll through shows secure .pdb, secure mobi, secure .lit and multiformat. Also, a couple of Greg Bear books that were on the unavailable list showed up. Won't really know for sure until I compare with Fictionwise and eReader bookshelves. The original transfer of 54 books contained some books that were same title as mine, but different authors. I never got a code for ereader but the code for Fictionwise seems to have worked for both. At some point in the past, I linked the accounts when I downloaded to my iPad.

12-06-2012, 04:53 PM	#322
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 1,890 Karma: 3627630 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle 2, Kindle PW, Kindle DXG, Sony 950, Boox M90, Kobo Aura	Well, now, you could knock me over with a feather. A majority of my ebooks have now transferred, including the Random House titles that I was unable to download more than a year ago. It's a Christmas Miracle!

12-06-2012, 06:03 PM	#325
junkml Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 1004969 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony Reader	Color me shocked. I now have 257 on my bookshelf on BN.com! I'll admit I was incredibly skeptical that they were going to actually follow through on this.

12-06-2012, 06:33 PM	#326
junkml Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 1004969 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: Sony Reader	has anyone else run into the "unlock credit card is invalid" error? I can't download any of the books.

12-06-2012, 07:00 PM	#328
frquixote Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 1013778 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kapolei, Oahu, HI Device: Sony PRS-650, Win 7 Netbook	Just got off the phone with B&N support because I STILL haven't received the code to initiate the book transfers. Jose told me they were having problems getting the e-mails with the codes out to customers and (again) asked me to be patient for a few more days. In a few more days it will be three weeks since I got the first e-mail and requested the code. I'm beginning to think they're not going to come through.

12-06-2012, 07:39 PM	#329
David Marseilles fortune favors the bold Posts: 571 Karma: 4922058 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: HTC Touch Pro2 w/XDAndroid GB2.3.7 Tablet:TF700 Infinity	I wouldn't really care how long it took them to import my books (I'm fully backed up, like most), I just hate the absurd two-step we're in. This should have been one-click. Not one-click and wait an undisclosable time period and hurry-up-and-enter-the-code-that-might-never-come-before-it's-too-late. Part of the reason I'm in this thread is as a reminder, so I don't wake up one day in April and think, oh gee, I wonder how that transfer is going..., only to find I can no longer initiate it.


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