Big Romance ebook sale!

pageturner · 07-20-2011, 04:29 PM

Got an email about a big sale on romance ebooks at Copia. There are titles in every genre. Some books are even 50% off. Good time to fill up the e-reader with some summer romances! They even have some free ones still.

Check it out: http://www.thecopia.com/romance

Maggie May · 07-21-2011, 07:40 AM

Why can't I have a look without having to register?
Very annoying.

koland · 07-21-2011, 09:27 AM

Meh.

Until Copia shows that the free books I "buy" will actually be downloadable, I'm not much interested in buying books that I actuall spend money on there.

Loosheesh · 07-21-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

Meh.

Until Copia shows that the free books I "buy" will actually be downloadable, I'm not much interested in buying books that I actuall spend money on there.

wyndslash · 07-22-2011, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by koland

Meh.

Until Copia shows that the free books I "buy" will actually be downloadable, I'm not much interested in buying books that I actuall spend money on there.

what do you mean? i'm able to download whatever books i get from copia

koland · 07-22-2011, 09:21 AM

Did you try the four freebies recently posted about? If you got those, you are the first person I've heard about who did.

Catlady · 07-22-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

what do you mean? i'm able to download whatever books i get from copia

You can download these three freebies?

The Wheel Spins

The House of Dr. Edwardes

Mute Witness

These were first offered two weeks ago, Copia's response to every inquiry is "we're working on it." Haven't heard of anyone who's been able to get these three books.

pageturner · 08-19-2011, 09:06 AM

I was able to download all of them. I read them on the Copia reader at work, and side-load them on to my nook for reading on the train. After you "buy" the free books on the website, you just sync your account on the reader and it should show up. It should also download to your computer as an epub. Also try going to Settings then Purchase History, and you can download again right to your computer. good luck!

koland · 08-19-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pageturner

I was able to download all of them. I read them on the Copia reader at work, and side-load them on to my nook for reading on the train. After you "buy" the free books on the website, you just sync your account on the reader and it should show up. It should also download to your computer as an epub. Also try going to Settings then Purchase History, and you can download again right to your computer. good luck!

I think we all know how it is supposed to work. At this point, though, you are the only person I've heard of who has managed to get it to actually download. I just retested in my copy of Copia - no go, they won't download.

DuskyRose · 08-20-2011, 10:59 AM

I gave up as well. The Copia stuff just wasn't working at all, and I never got anything downloaded either.

Loosheesh · 08-20-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pageturner

I was able to download all of them. I read them on the Copia reader at work, and side-load them on to my nook for reading on the train. After you "buy" the free books on the website, you just sync your account on the reader and it should show up. It should also download to your computer as an epub.

I need confirmation - were you specifically able to download these free books: The Wheel Spins, The House of Dr. Edwardes and Mute Witness? If so, what are you doing that we aren't? I don't much care anymore 'cause I got them free from Amazon, but I'm curious ...

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Originally Posted by pageturner

Also try going to Settings then Purchase History, and you can download again right to your computer. good luck!

Thanks for that tip - I wondered where to find a re-download option if I needed it in the future. Getting back to the three books above, all the books I've gotten through Copia have a Download Again option except for these three - they just say "Gift Purchase", no clickable link, nada ...

koland · 08-20-2011, 05:40 PM

I'll try that as well, but don't hold out much hope. My latest support ticket to them three days ago is still unanswered.

The baseball book I bought (for free) would never even show up in my library. I finally opened the app and downloaded it from there - now, it's in my library as a "bookmarked" book, which I could buy for $0.00 -- but no amount of clicking will get the purchase to complete, as apparently the original, aborted purchase is still stuck somewhere and blocking it.

I would not risk even the 99 cents to try one of their books, at this point. Instead, I'll keep reporting the lower price to Amazon (and encourage all my readers to do the same), in hopes of getting it there.

Catlady · 08-22-2011, 11:17 AM

Finally, I've gotten the three elusive books from Copia: Wheel Spins, House of Dr. Edwardes, and Mute Witness.

Here's how I did it. First, I deactivated my account in the Settings section (you have to log in on the Web page to access the settings). Then I created a new account.

Since I have not used Copia for anything but the freebies, there were no notes or other info to lose; if you have such info, it may be better to sign up for a new account with a different e-mail address instead of deactivating. (I had tried simply deleting the three books, planning on then re-buying them, but that option would not work.)

OK, so then I found the three titles again, all still free, and rebought them with the new account, and used the "download now" button. Instead of going through the Copia application, I went back into settings, to the Purchase History section, where now I had a redownload option (not the "gift purchase" that showed previously). And then I downloaded them to ADE, completely bypassing the Copia software.

Of course, I'd already bought one of the books elsewhere, and gotten the other two in Kindle version, but prying them loose from Copia had become a bit of an obsession--and now I've done it!

koland · 08-22-2011, 12:16 PM

What do you know. That worked. Copia CANNOT fix an existing library (I get the distinct impression that the site is run by a high school kid in his spare time, from the lack of responses and inability to fix existing libraries). But, they did manage to fix the problem with the books if purchased by new customers. So, just create a fake account and add the books there.

Still gives me absolutely no confidence in their ability to add a 99 cent book to my account properly, though (and even less than that, that if problems occur, that they will either fix it or refund my money so that I can try again).

Catlady · 08-22-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

What do you know. That worked. Copia CANNOT fix an existing library (I get the distinct impression that the site is run by a high school kid in his spare time, from the lack of responses and inability to fix existing libraries). But, they did manage to fix the problem with the books if purchased by new customers. So, just create a fake account and add the books there.

Just creating a new account and using the Copia software won't work, though--or at least I still couldn't download these three books when I tried that approach some weeks ago. The secret was going into the settings and getting them directly there.

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Still gives me absolutely no confidence in their ability to add a 99 cent book to my account properly, though (and even less than that, that if problems occur, that they will either fix it or refund my money so that I can try again).

Ditto. But on the other hand, I'm pleased with the free books they've given me--I was able to get rid of my existing paper copies for most of them.

And thanks to pageturner for telling us about the settings--that was the key clue!

07-20-2011, 04:29 PM	#1
pageturner Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	Big Romance ebook sale! Got an email about a big sale on romance ebooks at Copia. There are titles in every genre. Some books are even 50% off. Good time to fill up the e-reader with some summer romances! They even have some free ones still. Check it out: http://www.thecopia.com/romance

08-22-2011, 11:17 AM	#13
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,415 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	SUCCESS! Finally, I've gotten the three elusive books from Copia: Wheel Spins, House of Dr. Edwardes, and Mute Witness. Here's how I did it. First, I deactivated my account in the Settings section (you have to log in on the Web page to access the settings). Then I created a new account. Since I have not used Copia for anything but the freebies, there were no notes or other info to lose; if you have such info, it may be better to sign up for a new account with a different e-mail address instead of deactivating. (I had tried simply deleting the three books, planning on then re-buying them, but that option would not work.) OK, so then I found the three titles again, all still free, and rebought them with the new account, and used the "download now" button. Instead of going through the Copia application, I went back into settings, to the Purchase History section, where now I had a redownload option (not the "gift purchase" that showed previously). And then I downloaded them to ADE, completely bypassing the Copia software. Of course, I'd already bought one of the books elsewhere, and gotten the other two in Kindle version, but prying them loose from Copia had become a bit of an obsession--and now I've done it!

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07-21-2011, 07:40 AM	#2
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	Why can't I have a look without having to register? Very annoying.

07-21-2011, 09:27 AM	#3
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Meh. Until Copia shows that the free books I "buy" will actually be downloadable, I'm not much interested in buying books that I actuall spend money on there.

07-22-2011, 09:21 AM	#6
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Did you try the four freebies recently posted about? If you got those, you are the first person I've heard about who did.

08-19-2011, 09:06 AM	#8
pageturner Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	I was able to download all of them. I read them on the Copia reader at work, and side-load them on to my nook for reading on the train. After you "buy" the free books on the website, you just sync your account on the reader and it should show up. It should also download to your computer as an epub. Also try going to Settings then Purchase History, and you can download again right to your computer. good luck!

08-20-2011, 10:59 AM	#10
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 752 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Note Air3, Palma, K-Scribe, Eclipsa 2e, & Libra 2, Ipads	I gave up as well. The Copia stuff just wasn't working at all, and I never got anything downloaded either.

08-20-2011, 05:40 PM	#12
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	I'll try that as well, but don't hold out much hope. My latest support ticket to them three days ago is still unanswered. The baseball book I bought (for free) would never even show up in my library. I finally opened the app and downloaded it from there - now, it's in my library as a "bookmarked" book, which I could buy for $0.00 -- but no amount of clicking will get the purchase to complete, as apparently the original, aborted purchase is still stuck somewhere and blocking it. I would not risk even the 99 cents to try one of their books, at this point. Instead, I'll keep reporting the lower price to Amazon (and encourage all my readers to do the same), in hopes of getting it there.

08-22-2011, 12:16 PM	#14
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	What do you know. That worked. Copia CANNOT fix an existing library (I get the distinct impression that the site is run by a high school kid in his spare time, from the lack of responses and inability to fix existing libraries). But, they did manage to fix the problem with the books if purchased by new customers. So, just create a fake account and add the books there. Still gives me absolutely no confidence in their ability to add a 99 cent book to my account properly, though (and even less than that, that if problems occur, that they will either fix it or refund my money so that I can try again).

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