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To unlock a book you need to specify your name on the credit card you used to buy the book AND the credit card number you used to buy the book.=X=
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Thank you for the assurances and the assistance.
As I mentioned in my last post, Fictionwise DID COME THROUGH with an email response that explained what I was doing wrong. I thought I was following their instructions on their FAQ/Help pages and entering the last 4 digits of the credit card number, when it requires the ENTIRE credit card number.
I am not trying to be inflammatory, but the part in your reply that I've highlighted above is incorrect (or partially correct). You don't have to enter the credit card you used to make the purchase, you have to enter the credit card number for the one you have on file as your "Secure eReader Unlock Code" and it can be different than the card you used to actually make the purchase, but it might in fact be the same. I only point this out so it might assist someone else.
I'll now vouch for Fictionwise as a reputable company and thank them for the response, even if not as timely as I would have liked. I can't say though that I'll ever buy another eReader book from them. I must now download a local copy and keep the exact name and credit card number on file if I ever hope to activate this book again on another computer, Blackberry or other device. I really don't like the Unlock scheme and will seek a format and reader that are more stable (that credit card is liable to drop me tomorrow).
I wish they would all go to the open source identification that websites are gravitating toward: OpenID. That would mean that if I sign on ONCE with my OpenID, it will authenticate my books as well as my websites. Ahhhh.... its a dream, but alas a very hazy dream.