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Originally Posted by cassidym
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Hmm, I thought Fictionwise had gift ebooks, but I've just gone to check, and their "
Gift Certificate" info page now redirects back to the main page, so maybe it's another one of those quietly-discontinued features.
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They point out Amazon now allows you to buy an eBook for someone after which they send that person an eMail announcing the gift. The eMail contains a link the recipient clicks on to download the book to their Kindle.
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It's not a real gift unless the recipient can get it without registering with the store. Saying, "we'll let you buy something for someone else--as long as they give us their name, email address, agree to our TOS, and register their computer on our network" isn't supporting gifts; it's a roundabout way of getting people to pay to get their friends listed in advertising databases.