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HappyMartin · 09-07-2009, 04:05 AM

Yesterday I tried to purchase a book at fictionwise but was instructed to remove it from my basket due to geographical restrictions. I am no longer able to work around this as the site now uses my billing info to determine my location. Fictionwise claims 10% of its books are restricted in this way. That may be so but more than 10% of thye books I attempt to purchase are restricted. In no way do I blame Fictionwise for this problem.

I then tried to purchase the book from another site but it was only available as epub. My cybook does not support epub drm.

I am unable to purchase either a kindle or a sony due tomy location. we have very poor access to books locally and at very high prices so e books would be a freat solution but it is just not happening.

It seems that it is becoming more rather than less difficult over time for me to legally purchase e books.

Frustration is rapidly setting in and I am frankly very disapointed.

09-07-2009, 04:05 AM	#1
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I am going backwards with e books Yesterday I tried to purchase a book at fictionwise but was instructed to remove it from my basket due to geographical restrictions. I am no longer able to work around this as the site now uses my billing info to determine my location. Fictionwise claims 10% of its books are restricted in this way. That may be so but more than 10% of thye books I attempt to purchase are restricted. In no way do I blame Fictionwise for this problem. I then tried to purchase the book from another site but it was only available as epub. My cybook does not support epub drm. I am unable to purchase either a kindle or a sony due tomy location. we have very poor access to books locally and at very high prices so e books would be a freat solution but it is just not happening. It seems that it is becoming more rather than less difficult over time for me to legally purchase e books. Frustration is rapidly setting in and I am frankly very disapointed.