Overdrive will Stop Supplying Fictionwise on 30 January 2009 - Page 6

da_jane · 01-08-2009, 11:39 PM

Just an update. I finished downloading all the books that fictionwise said were expiring. It said that 106 titles were affected. When I got done downloading all the books, I only had 84 titles in my folder. Don't know know what happened to the other 22.//

Scratch that. I missed an entire page for downloading purposes. am dumb.

RWood · 01-09-2009, 12:04 AM

7 of 133 with 3 replacements so far. The OverDrive books were all MS Lit format.

BuddyBoy · 01-09-2009, 12:29 AM

83 of 403, with 47 replacements, but e-reader is not much use to me.

Justy · 01-09-2009, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by junkml

I think it's more like you're safe..... For now.

Well, for now my BoB books are safe. I'm still happy that Mobidedrm exists for the 5/23 Overdrive eBooks without replacement files over at Fictionwise. Makes my work to backup all my eBooks into liberated format worth it.

petermillard · 01-09-2009, 02:16 AM

Thanks for the heads-up - only one title out of 40-odd for me - but out of interest, did anyone get an email from Fictionwise about this? None of the regular emails I get from Fictionwise have mentioned this problem, and aside from the faq links provided in this thread, there's no mention of it on Fictionwise' website.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that Fictionwise are taking positive steps for those people affected, but if it hadn't been for Mobileread I'd never have known the problem existed - so thanks again!

pdurrant · 01-09-2009, 03:41 AM

I suspect that an email from Fictionwise to their usual mailing list will be going out in the next few days.

Quote:

Originally Posted by petermillard

I'm happy that Fictionwise are taking positive steps for those people affected, but if it hadn't been for Mobileread I'd never have known the problem existed - so thanks again!

Over · 01-09-2009, 04:26 AM

I'm glad I'vev only bought an ebook there.

But it would be catastrophic if the same happens to BoB

Lemurion · 01-09-2009, 07:03 AM

The scary thing is that since no one outside of Overdrive appears to know why they stopped serving FW we have no way to tell whether BoB might suffer the same problems at a future date.

This concerns me because while I don't have much OD from FW, OD mobi has been my most common purchase format from BoB because of their reduced selection and higher prices in eReader in comparison to FW. (Many of BoB's really good deals/freebies exclude eReader for some reason).

I don't know which bothers me more - Overdrive pulling out of FW, or the lack of transparency regarding the whole situation. I trust FW enough that I think if they knew but could not reveal it publicly they would say that rather than say they don't know.

JSWolf · 01-09-2009, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowman

Bottom of the left-hand links column, under Miscellany, select newsgroup.

Snowman

Thank you.

Maggie May · 01-09-2009, 08:27 AM

Hi
I'm having a similar problem. I got as far as selecting Overdrive Expiring and can't get any further. Can't see UPDATE prompt anywhere on page. Am I being very dumb of what??? Can you offer a little help please?

Slan
Mag.

Maggie May · 01-09-2009, 08:28 AM

Hi
I'm having a similar problem as Alfy. I got as far as selecting Overdrive Expiring and can't get any further. Can't see UPDATE prompt anywhere on page. Am I being very dumb of what??? Can you offer a little help please?

Slan
Mag.

Mhargu · 01-09-2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie May

I got as far as selecting Overdrive Expiring and can't get any further. Can't see UPDATE prompt anywhere on page.

There should be a "Save Changes" button in the Bookshelf setup box.

Maggie May · 01-09-2009, 09:21 AM

Thanks for your prompt reply Marghu.
I clicked on the Save Changes button. The info I got was...Currently Displaying Overdrive Expiring. (Expires Jan 31, 2009. eBooks only.
To display all eBooks Click Here.
Your Bookshelf is currently empty. Click the link below to start your new eBook collection today. What does that mean?

Mag.

kazbates · 01-09-2009, 09:29 AM

I did a little research into my list of ebooks that are not yet available for replacement and found that they are all books published by Kensington. I went further and found that Kensington offers ebooks for sale on their website and the lit format is still available there. Of course, I have no intention of buying them again, but the fact that Kensington has their own ebook store and that the replacements are not yet available at Fictionwise is interesting.

The question begs to be asked: In this economy, why would a server who is being paid on time and per contract cut off a revenue source?

Even if the contract is with a competitor of sorts, why shoot yourself in the foot?

So many questions, so few answers. . .
Kaz

kazbates · 01-09-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie May

Thanks for your prompt reply Marghu.
I clicked on the Save Changes button. The info I got was...Currently Displaying Overdrive Expiring. (Expires Jan 31, 2009. eBooks only.
To display all eBooks Click Here.
Your Bookshelf is currently empty. Click the link below to start your new eBook collection today. What does that mean?

Mag.

Perhaps you don't have any ebooks on the Overdrive server. How lucky you are if that is the answer!!

Kaz

01-08-2009, 11:39 PM	#76
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	Just an update. I finished downloading all the books that fictionwise said were expiring. It said that 106 titles were affected. When I got done downloading all the books, I only had 84 titles in my folder. Don't know know what happened to the other 22.// Scratch that. I missed an entire page for downloading purposes. am dumb. Last edited by da_jane; 01-08-2009 at 11:46 PM.

01-09-2009, 09:21 AM	#88
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	Thanks for your prompt reply Marghu. I clicked on the Save Changes button. The info I got was...Currently Displaying Overdrive Expiring. (Expires Jan 31, 2009. eBooks only. To display all eBooks Click Here. Your Bookshelf is currently empty. Click the link below to start your new eBook collection today. What does that mean? Mag. Last edited by Maggie May; 01-09-2009 at 09:23 AM.

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01-09-2009, 12:04 AM	#77
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	7 of 133 with 3 replacements so far. The OverDrive books were all MS Lit format.

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BuddyBoy eBookin' Fool Posts: 310 Karma: 1008360 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KK, iPad (Ex Prs 505, 500, Reb1100-2150, Rocket)	83 of 403, with 47 replacements, but e-reader is not much use to me.

01-09-2009, 02:16 AM	#80
petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	Thanks for the heads-up - only one title out of 40-odd for me - but out of interest, did anyone get an email from Fictionwise about this? None of the regular emails I get from Fictionwise have mentioned this problem, and aside from the faq links provided in this thread, there's no mention of it on Fictionwise' website. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that Fictionwise are taking positive steps for those people affected, but if it hadn't been for Mobileread I'd never have known the problem existed - so thanks again!

01-09-2009, 04:26 AM	#82
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I'm glad I'vev only bought an ebook there. But it would be catastrophic if the same happens to BoB

01-09-2009, 07:03 AM	#83
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	The scary thing is that since no one outside of Overdrive appears to know why they stopped serving FW we have no way to tell whether BoB might suffer the same problems at a future date. This concerns me because while I don't have much OD from FW, OD mobi has been my most common purchase format from BoB because of their reduced selection and higher prices in eReader in comparison to FW. (Many of BoB's really good deals/freebies exclude eReader for some reason). I don't know which bothers me more - Overdrive pulling out of FW, or the lack of transparency regarding the whole situation. I trust FW enough that I think if they knew but could not reveal it publicly they would say that rather than say they don't know.

01-09-2009, 08:27 AM	#85
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	Hi I'm having a similar problem. I got as far as selecting Overdrive Expiring and can't get any further. Can't see UPDATE prompt anywhere on page. Am I being very dumb of what??? Can you offer a little help please? Slan Mag.

01-09-2009, 08:28 AM	#86
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	Hi I'm having a similar problem as Alfy. I got as far as selecting Overdrive Expiring and can't get any further. Can't see UPDATE prompt anywhere on page. Am I being very dumb of what??? Can you offer a little help please? Slan Mag.

01-09-2009, 09:29 AM	#89
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	I did a little research into my list of ebooks that are not yet available for replacement and found that they are all books published by Kensington. I went further and found that Kensington offers ebooks for sale on their website and the lit format is still available there. Of course, I have no intention of buying them again, but the fact that Kensington has their own ebook store and that the replacements are not yet available at Fictionwise is interesting. The question begs to be asked: In this economy, why would a server who is being paid on time and per contract cut off a revenue source? Even if the contract is with a competitor of sorts, why shoot yourself in the foot? So many questions, so few answers. . . Kaz