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halljames · 09-05-2008, 09:49 AM

Hi everyone, just to let you all know I have purchased a book from Waterstones, just to try it out, and see what happens. This is just an account of what happened as it was the first time I have bought a legit eBook. You may or may not find this interesting.

I added it to my cart, and completed the purchase process and was presented with a download link. Just to note, I already had Adobe Digital Editions installed and registered to my Adobe ID.

I clicked the download link, and without any prompting, it opened up Digital Editions, with the book. I saw a very brief "Authorising Book" ,message, and then the book opened up on screen, looked very nice format wise. I clicked onto list view, and sure enough, the book was in my library. I checked the info of the book. :

Print Permissions : Not Allowed
Copy to Clipboard Permissions : Not allowed
Document Expiration : Unlimited

I connected my Reader via USB and sure enough, it appeared in the Bookshelves list. I selected the Novel (A Time to Die by Wilbur Smith) and dragged it over to the reader. The whole process was very quick and seamless.

I disconnected the Reader, waited for it to load, and went in to my Books List sorted by date, and sure enough, it was there. I clicked it and after a short pause, the book cover appeared. I am very impressed in how it all worked.

Some Notes. While I had the Waterstones Download link button showing, it said I could only download it once. However, I tried clicking the link multiple times, and it downloaded multiple copies of the book. Since going back into my Waterstones account page, the download link has gone.

Also, I tried to open the book up on another machine, with a different adobe ID, and it would not open (I did not expect it to, but I wanted to test).

Very happy with the process, and I personaly thought it was smooth, easy and I also thought that the ebook was a reasonable price (£5.49 compared with amazon.co.uk paperback price of £5.99), however I have also noticed that they seem to be advertising the fact that it is an ebook launch price, so the prices may go up.

Excellent.

09-05-2008, 09:49 AM	#1
halljames Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 463 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newcastle, UK Device: Apple iPad	Waterstones UK: Purchased my first book. Hi everyone, just to let you all know I have purchased a book from Waterstones, just to try it out, and see what happens. This is just an account of what happened as it was the first time I have bought a legit eBook. You may or may not find this interesting. I added it to my cart, and completed the purchase process and was presented with a download link. Just to note, I already had Adobe Digital Editions installed and registered to my Adobe ID. I clicked the download link, and without any prompting, it opened up Digital Editions, with the book. I saw a very brief "Authorising Book" ,message, and then the book opened up on screen, looked very nice format wise. I clicked onto list view, and sure enough, the book was in my library. I checked the info of the book. : Print Permissions : Not Allowed Copy to Clipboard Permissions : Not allowed Document Expiration : Unlimited I connected my Reader via USB and sure enough, it appeared in the Bookshelves list. I selected the Novel (A Time to Die by Wilbur Smith) and dragged it over to the reader. The whole process was very quick and seamless. I disconnected the Reader, waited for it to load, and went in to my Books List sorted by date, and sure enough, it was there. I clicked it and after a short pause, the book cover appeared. I am very impressed in how it all worked. Some Notes. While I had the Waterstones Download link button showing, it said I could only download it once. However, I tried clicking the link multiple times, and it downloaded multiple copies of the book. Since going back into my Waterstones account page, the download link has gone. Also, I tried to open the book up on another machine, with a different adobe ID, and it would not open (I did not expect it to, but I wanted to test). Very happy with the process, and I personaly thought it was smooth, easy and I also thought that the ebook was a reasonable price (£5.49 compared with amazon.co.uk paperback price of £5.99), however I have also noticed that they seem to be advertising the fact that it is an ebook launch price, so the prices may go up. Excellent.