Fictionwise - Bestseller List

MelC · 08-28-2009, 04:01 PM

Am I missing something or has Fictionwise' NYT $9.99 best seller list disappeared? Has it moved elsewhere on the page and I am just not seeing it, was there an announcement of some sort or are they just revamping it do you think?

Mel

Sparrow · 08-28-2009, 04:23 PM

Is it this?
http://www.fictionwise.com/servlet/mw?t=nytlist

texasnightowl · 08-28-2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelC

Am I missing something or has Fictionwise' NYT $9.99 best seller list disappeared? Has it moved elsewhere on the page and I am just not seeing it, was there an announcement of some sort or are they just revamping it do you think?

Mel

For some reason it seems to come and go from the main page for me. Sometimes it is there and sometimes it is not. Usually, it is not there the specific times I am looking for it.

MelC · 09-01-2009, 02:29 PM

It seems Fictionwise was busy changing its NYT bestseller program, hence the disappearing act. I now see that the icon is replaced with a giant ribbon and instead of $9.99 books it is now 100% rebate. This is a mixed blessing since you have to pay full price up front. Generally I feel that I will end up spending the micropay eventually so who cares but I realize I now have $200 of micropay mostly because I keep prioritizing my purchases this way... Must start spending micropay...

Mel

AdamGott · 09-01-2009, 02:35 PM

The first book on the list (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 1) is a better deal than the old $9.99. It is $6.79 with a 100% rebate.

Two out of the first five are less than $10 and five out of five are less than $20 (the 100% rebate is like 50% off to me, if you do the math you should come up with the same).

rixte · 09-01-2009, 03:19 PM

Oh, that switch is a bummer

I have way too many micropay dollars to start adding to them and I'd usually browse that list as a good place to balance them out.

Also, huh, they don't list the actual prices on the page right now, which is odd.

JSWolf · 09-01-2009, 05:05 PM

The problem with Fictionwise is yes, I get micropay rebate, but I have no real way to spend it.

MelC · 09-01-2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamGott

The first book on the list (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 1) is a better deal than the old $9.99. It is $6.79 with a 100% rebate.

Two out of the first five are less than $10 and five out of five are less than $20 (the 100% rebate is like 50% off to me, if you do the math you should come up with the same).

Undoubtedly this is still a good deal but, as I said, a mixed blessing. While I'm usually the first to jump on the 100% micropay bandwagon I have now lost one excellent way of maximizing that benefit - applying accumulated micropay to excellently priced bestsellers I am dying to own instead of just accumulating more micropay. As well, the books I have on my wishlist that qualify for this promotion are all sadly well over $9.99, some, such as Angel's Game, almost double that which means I have to shell out money and find some other way to spend my micropay. Doubtless I will find a way to live with this and maybe someday even smile again...

but at this point I stick with my "mixed blessing" rating.

Mel

tselling · 09-01-2009, 07:04 PM

I use my micropay dollars for multi-format (DRM-free) books. That way I am encouraging the drm-free released books.

CleverClothe · 09-01-2009, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The problem with Fictionwise is yes, I get micropay rebate, but I have no real way to spend it.

You only play to buy one ebook in your life?

08-28-2009, 04:01 PM	#1
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Fictionwise - Bestseller List Am I missing something or has Fictionwise' NYT $9.99 best seller list disappeared? Has it moved elsewhere on the page and I am just not seeing it, was there an announcement of some sort or are they just revamping it do you think? Mel

08-28-2009, 04:23 PM	#2
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,400 Karma: 1358102 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Is it this? http://www.fictionwise.com/servlet/mw?t=nytlist __________________ "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing has happened." - Winston Churchill

09-01-2009, 03:19 PM	#6
rixte Addict Posts: 264 Karma: 685 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: treo, cybook, kindle, ipaq	Oh, that switch is a bummer I have way too many micropay dollars to start adding to them and I'd usually browse that list as a good place to balance them out. Also, huh, they don't list the actual prices on the page right now, which is odd. Last edited by rixte; 09-01-2009 at 03:21 PM.

09-01-2009, 05:05 PM	#7
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,210 Karma: 13801264 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	The problem with Fictionwise is yes, I get micropay rebate, but I have no real way to spend it. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

09-01-2009, 02:29 PM	#4
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	It seems Fictionwise was busy changing its NYT bestseller program, hence the disappearing act. I now see that the icon is replaced with a giant ribbon and instead of $9.99 books it is now 100% rebate. This is a mixed blessing since you have to pay full price up front. Generally I feel that I will end up spending the micropay eventually so who cares but I realize I now have $200 of micropay mostly because I keep prioritizing my purchases this way... Must start spending micropay... Mel

09-01-2009, 02:35 PM	#5
AdamGott Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 250 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Kindle/iPad	The first book on the list (Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 1) is a better deal than the old $9.99. It is $6.79 with a 100% rebate. Two out of the first five are less than $10 and five out of five are less than $20 (the 100% rebate is like 50% off to me, if you do the math you should come up with the same).

09-01-2009, 07:04 PM	#9
tselling Addict Posts: 366 Karma: 510 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: NookColor (MiRage/CM7.2 & Moon+ Reader Pro)	I use my micropay dollars for multi-format (DRM-free) books. That way I am encouraging the drm-free released books.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Former Bestseller now FREE	ASparrow	Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion)	12	12-01-2009 06:48 AM
Fictionwise NYT Best Sellers list now 100% Micropay rebate	bgalbrecht	Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion)	8	09-02-2009 02:08 PM
Open eBook Forum's eBook (Fiction) Bestseller List	Colin Dunstan	Reading Recommendations	4	02-26-2009 11:02 PM
Fictionwise "Wish-List" Sale	Dr. Drib	Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion)	24	11-24-2008 01:29 PM
Fictionwise 40% on any 2005 bestseller	Alexander Turcic	Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion)	0	01-13-2006 02:24 PM


Advertisement Enthusiast