Books removed from fictionwise? - Page 3

ATimson · 04-01-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

Not sure what sets Sony apart

Like Kobo, they're 100% ePub.

FireFeather · 04-01-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

My wishlist at BooksOnBoard shrunk from 77 books down to 42 books. I emailed BoB and just got an answer:

I assume other retailers like FW do the same thing.

I just checked my BoB wishlist and there were most of my books still in the wishlist but the ones that are being affected by all this nonsense are greyed out with a check back later message concerning the agency pricing. Good to know!

Rumpelteazer · 04-01-2010, 11:47 AM

I just got another email from BoB updating my query about the disappearing books:

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As an update, we amended our wishlist display to display those items that are still in our catalog, but not available for purchase. Those being the books from the 5 agency publishers. We did have to start off by hiding the titles completely, but are working on integrating them back in so that customers can see their titles still in the wishlist, but simply unavailable for purchase at this time. Due to differences with our distributors rolling out these changes, not all ebooks are able to be preserved, but we hope that the vast majority of titles in wishlists remain intact!

I must say they have great service keeping me up to date! My wishlist now has 64 books on it. The only thing we can do is wait and see how it all plays out. I mostly have older books on my wishlist and suspect and hope those aren't (too much) affected.

JSWolf · 04-01-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bookfanmd

I went into my Fictionwise bookshelf last night and although all the books are still listed, I couldn't download 106 fairly new ones that were in secure formats. Most of the Agatha Christie titles from the sale a few weeks back and really pretty much everything I've bought in the last several weeks that was not multiformat. I know I should have downloaded them at once but I just didn't get around to it, most were the result of great sales like the Agatha Christie's or 100% rebates and I wasn't planning on reading right away, I just bought because the price was good at the time. I was also hoping that some of the titles in mobipocket would become available in epub in the meantime and I could have them switch formats for me. They've done that before for books not already downloaded. I sent a message to Fictionwise support but they really could have given people some notice before removing all these books from their inventory.

I am able to download my secure books even though most are not available for sale at the moment.

pdurrant · 04-01-2010, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I am able to download my secure books even though most are not available for sale at the moment.

It may only be Mobipocket books that are affected then. I just tried redownlloading a couple of the Agatha Christie books. I could re-download the .acsm file for the ePub, but not the Mobipocket file.

That was because of an error originating at the Mobipocket.com web site:

Error

Description : Error : Download is not authorized for this retailer.
Source : download.asp
Number : -1

JSWolf · 04-01-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

It may only be Mobipocket books that are affected then. I just tried redownlloading a couple of the Agatha Christie books. I could re-download the .acsm file for the ePub, but not the Mobipocket file.

That was because of an error originating at the Mobipocket.com web site:

Error

Description : Error : Download is not authorized for this retailer.
Source : download.asp
Number : -1

For the ePub and MS Reader books affected, I now get the following...

The requested eBook title cannot be downloaded at this time due to difficulty in communicating with the retail site. Please try again later.

KarenH · 04-01-2010, 12:44 PM

I was able to download the Mobipocket version of one of the J. D. Robb titles I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

bookfanmd · 04-01-2010, 02:08 PM

I just tried with several books in both MS Reader and Mobipocket and I'm getting the messages above. I couldn't try the epub books since I'm at work. I hope they get this resolved soon. Even if they no longer sell the book they should honor prior purchases.

ATimson · 04-01-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bookfanmd

Even if they no longer sell the book they should honor prior purchases.

It's not up to Fictionwise, most likely; in the past, they've been more than happy to fulfill prior purchases. I suspect the problem is past them, and at the distributor's doorstep.

Graham · 04-01-2010, 05:51 PM

From my Fictionwise bookshelf of purchased titles, I can see the following by publishers currently listed as no longer on sale:

Penguin: Can still download.
Hachette: Can still download.

MacMillan: Cannot download.
Harper Collins: Cannot download.
Oxford University Press: Cannot download.

Graham

Elfwreck · 04-01-2010, 06:19 PM

One of my previous ebooks from Random House is no longer downloadable--Bold Type: Conversations 1997-2001.

Origins of Wish You Well (Hatchette) is also un-downloadable.

However, several other Random House books are still downloadable. I believe both the above were the "free sample" ebooks to test that you could get the DRM to work on your computer/device, and apparently they're no longer available.

Critteranne · 04-01-2010, 10:35 PM

My FW wishlist went from around 110 or so to 40. That might be a good thing as I will save money that way.

I checked my nook wishlist tonight and removed a few books that had price increases (most of which I wasn't that interested in anyway). One actually went down from about $17.40 or so to just over $10.00. One insane price increase -- Dennis McDougal's "Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree" (a true crime book) went from under eight dollars to $19.99. This was a mass market paperback in 1982. I guess they think this price increase is OK because the paperback is out of print now. Riiight, like I can't find it on eBay.

Of course, I've had no problems with my Baen wish list.

JSWolf · 04-02-2010, 07:40 AM

I cannot download any of the books that are no longer for sale. So until they are back for sale, most of my bookshelf is undownloadable.

GoneNova · 04-02-2010, 09:58 AM

Last week I pre-ordered the new Kim Harrison book when they had a 100% micropay rebate. It's no longer listed in my bookshelf. It's supposed to be available April 6. We'll see...

Other than that, all my books have been downloaded and backed up, thank goodness. And I took advantage of the great deals they'd had in the last few months, so I have way too much to read already. I think I'll sit back and wait to see how this works out.

aagstn · 04-02-2010, 10:30 AM

Wow, I forgot all of this was coming. Thankfully I spent most of my micropay (maybe have 3 bucks left on it) and downloaded all of my library and set it up in Calibre last month. My Wishlist went from 17 books to 3 and only one of those is a Random House book.

04-01-2010, 02:08 PM	#38
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	I just tried with several books in both MS Reader and Mobipocket and I'm getting the messages above. I couldn't try the epub books since I'm at work. I hope they get this resolved soon. Even if they no longer sell the book they should honor prior purchases. Last edited by bookfanmd; 04-01-2010 at 02:13 PM.

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KarenH Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 37762 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW Washington State, USA Device: K3	I was able to download the Mobipocket version of one of the J. D. Robb titles I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

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Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	From my Fictionwise bookshelf of purchased titles, I can see the following by publishers currently listed as no longer on sale: Penguin: Can still download. Hachette: Can still download. MacMillan: Cannot download. Harper Collins: Cannot download. Oxford University Press: Cannot download. Graham

04-01-2010, 06:19 PM	#41
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	One of my previous ebooks from Random House is no longer downloadable--Bold Type: Conversations 1997-2001. Origins of Wish You Well (Hatchette) is also un-downloadable. However, several other Random House books are still downloadable. I believe both the above were the "free sample" ebooks to test that you could get the DRM to work on your computer/device, and apparently they're no longer available.

04-01-2010, 10:35 PM	#42
Critteranne Guru Posts: 810 Karma: 23183490 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MD Device: Kindle, iPad	My FW wishlist went from around 110 or so to 40. That might be a good thing as I will save money that way. I checked my nook wishlist tonight and removed a few books that had price increases (most of which I wasn't that interested in anyway). One actually went down from about $17.40 or so to just over $10.00. One insane price increase -- Dennis McDougal's "Angel of Darkness: The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree" (a true crime book) went from under eight dollars to $19.99. This was a mass market paperback in 1982. I guess they think this price increase is OK because the paperback is out of print now. Riiight, like I can't find it on eBay. Of course, I've had no problems with my Baen wish list.

04-02-2010, 07:40 AM	#43
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,771 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I cannot download any of the books that are no longer for sale. So until they are back for sale, most of my bookshelf is undownloadable.

04-02-2010, 09:58 AM	#44
GoneNova Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 64 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA, USA Device: Kindle 4,Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura One, Libra2	Last week I pre-ordered the new Kim Harrison book when they had a 100% micropay rebate. It's no longer listed in my bookshelf. It's supposed to be available April 6. We'll see... Other than that, all my books have been downloaded and backed up, thank goodness. And I took advantage of the great deals they'd had in the last few months, so I have way too much to read already. I think I'll sit back and wait to see how this works out.

04-02-2010, 10:30 AM	#45
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	Wow, I forgot all of this was coming. Thankfully I spent most of my micropay (maybe have 3 bucks left on it) and downloaded all of my library and set it up in Calibre last month. My Wishlist went from 17 books to 3 and only one of those is a Random House book.