Is it possible your friend bought her reader from
Filament Books , rather than eBookwise? The deal with Filament Books was that you subscribed for a certain length of time and you got the reader "free". (It was - of course - built into the price of the books).
I found this on the Filament Books website:
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to subscribe, call: 1-877-363-2665 or write:
webmaster@filamentbookclub.com
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