WH Smith - 60% Off Top 100 eBooks

Georgiegirl2012 · 09-15-2010, 06:02 PM

WH Smith currently have 60% off their top 100 e-books. So I'm just putting a couple of items in my basket. . . . . .

chilady1 · 09-15-2010, 08:33 PM

Can we get those books here in the States?

queentess · 09-15-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by chilady1

Can we get those books here in the States?

Try it and let us know

FlorenceArt · 09-16-2010, 07:42 AM

Well it just happens that I retrieved an e-mail from them in my spam box this morning. Among other things (they are changing some things on their ebooks site), it said the following:

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If your credit card billing address(es) is outside the UK we're afraid we will not be able to sell you eBooks from WHSmith.co.uk/eBooks. This is due to taxation and contractual issues. We hope to serve you again in the future.

I'm pretty sure this is a new policy, I must have bought books from them before, otherwise why would I have an account...

Fbone · 09-16-2010, 12:30 PM

It's possible WHSmith shed it's partnership with Overdrive. I see no mention of it on their website so it's just a guess. If I'm correct then that's the new contractual issues they mentioned.

FlorenceArt · 09-16-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

It's possible WHSmith shed it's partnership with Overdrive. I see no mention of it on their website so it's just a guess. If I'm correct then that's the new contractual issues they mentioned.

Yes, it could be. They mentioned migrating my account to the new web site, and also that after 22nd September any mobi books on my old bookshelf would no longer be available.

kiwipippa · 09-16-2010, 03:05 PM

I am in New Zealand and rang them last night as I could not get it to accept my order. They told me that they can no longer sell e-books to those outside the UK (unless you are lucky enough to have a UK credit card). Very disappointing as they have a great selection at good prices.

Fbone · 09-16-2010, 03:29 PM

It makes you wonder how Amazon and WHSmith can sell ebooks so much less than rest of the world. Who is taking the cut?

karenr_nz · 09-16-2010, 05:52 PM

Does anyone know what would happen if you use a either a travel card or a Visa Debit card? Neither has a billing address as both a debit cards, one pre-paid the other effectively an eft-pos card (that is a Visa).

I presume you could put any billing address you liked with these, and they could not be checked. Do you need to have a physical UK address as well with WH Smith?

CharlieBird · 09-16-2010, 06:05 PM

Very disappointing. Besides great selection and good prices they also have outstanding customer service.
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geertm · 09-18-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by karenr_nz

Does anyone know what would happen if you use a either a travel card or a Visa Debit card? Neither has a billing address as both a debit cards, one pre-paid the other effectively an eft-pos card (that is a Visa).

I presume you could put any billing address you liked with these, and they could not be checked. Do you need to have a physical UK address as well with WH Smith?

At the moment using a UK address as account address and credit card billing address is enough to circumvent the geo-restrictions.
I have just bought some books with my Dutch credit card so I can confirm that this still works.

09-15-2010, 06:02 PM	#1
Georgiegirl2012 Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 7038 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cwmbran, Wales, UK Device: Sony touch prs600	WH Smith - 60% Off Top 100 eBooks WH Smith currently have 60% off their top 100 e-books. So I'm just putting a couple of items in my basket. . . . . .

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09-15-2010, 08:33 PM	#2
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	Can we get those books here in the States?

09-16-2010, 12:30 PM	#5
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,288 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	It's possible WHSmith shed it's partnership with Overdrive. I see no mention of it on their website so it's just a guess. If I'm correct then that's the new contractual issues they mentioned.

09-16-2010, 03:05 PM	#7
kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	I am in New Zealand and rang them last night as I could not get it to accept my order. They told me that they can no longer sell e-books to those outside the UK (unless you are lucky enough to have a UK credit card). Very disappointing as they have a great selection at good prices.

09-16-2010, 03:29 PM	#8
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,288 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	It makes you wonder how Amazon and WHSmith can sell ebooks so much less than rest of the world. Who is taking the cut?

09-16-2010, 05:52 PM	#9
karenr_nz Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 820 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: PB360	Does anyone know what would happen if you use a either a travel card or a Visa Debit card? Neither has a billing address as both a debit cards, one pre-paid the other effectively an eft-pos card (that is a Visa). I presume you could put any billing address you liked with these, and they could not be checked. Do you need to have a physical UK address as well with WH Smith?

09-16-2010, 06:05 PM	#10
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	Very disappointing. Besides great selection and good prices they also have outstanding customer service. d

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