Books removed from fictionwise?

[TallMomof2]

I get the same geo restriction notice for about a dozen of my titles and I'm in the US. Same reply from Fictionwise, too.

[simplyparticular]

A bunch more of my FW and eReader books are downloadable now. I've only got 3 titles left in limbo - all 3 are from Penguin Books.

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by HarryT

With respect, Marcy, it's not their fault if you don't download the book, is it? Doesn't their purchase e-mail ask you to download it within the hour?

No, they don't do it anymore. Some time ago they did it, but nowadays (some months ago), they send only some mails and a lot of time after the book is available.

[brudigia]

What is the situation with respect to authors, though ? I do not still seem to be able to see a lot of authors who were previuosly available (e.g. Lilith Saintcrow, Simon Green and many others I was interested into. The books I bought, though, seem to be available for download, still.)
Does anybody know if they will return to FW ?

Originally Posted by simplyparticular

A bunch more of my FW and eReader books are downloadable now. I've only got 3 titles left in limbo - all 3 are from Penguin Books.

[aagstn]

The release list this week at FW was really sad. Still no return of the publishers that left and even the multiformat stuff was almost non existent.

[Grumpyreader]

Originally Posted by aagstn

The release list this week at FW was really sad. Still no return of the publishers that left and even the multiformat stuff was almost non existent.

They've updated today? Last week's new secure Science Fiction was something called "Area 51". Looks like it's still there. They also haven't updated the header - it still says rapid rebate ends on 20th April.

That's not to say they haven't updated and simply not changed this page but I sort of thought that meant they still hadn't updated.

I'm sort of losing faith in FW (and BoB and the others, truth be told). It's almost the end of April and they still haven't got themselves sorted. Plus I've got two new releases I want to buy tomorrow and they're nowhere to be found in the ebook world. Even Amazon isn't listing them (unless strangely you happen to be living in Latin America and the Caribbean).

[aagstn]

I guess it hadn't updated when I looked earlier. Wasn't as bad as last weeks update after all, but I guess the agency books are not going to be sold on FW.

[ChristopherTD]

I agree - the last few weeks updates are all very thin. I imagine there is quite a bit of work involved behind the scenes to get everything back, and I wonder what the appetite of Fictionwise's new corporate overlords will be to spend much money on it...

[nikkers]

It isn,t just Fictionwise .Diesel had David Webers new book a Mighty Fortress last week but now it is gone.Hello, When you release a book it should be available everywhere.

[nikkers]

Originally Posted by langshipley

I tried to re-download a book (just to test, I already have it backed up on my PC) and this is a book that is as Fictionwise puts is "No Longer For Sale" and I got this message:

"Territory not authorized.
You are attempting to download an e-book that has territorial restrictions and it appears that you are in a country that is not authorized.
Please contact the website you purchased this e-book from to determine if an error in processing has occurred. We apologize for the inconvenience."

Fictionwise is easily sorted for geo pm for details

[simplyparticular]

Originally Posted by nikkers

Fictionwise is easily sorted for geo pm for details

The error message actually has nothing to do with geo restrictions. I'm getting the same message on any title FW doesn't have access to anymore, even if they used to before the agency mess. And I'm in the US.

[wayrad]

Originally Posted by Grumpyreader

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I'm sort of losing faith in FW (and BoB and the others, truth be told). It's almost the end of April and they still haven't got themselves sorted.

Same here, I still only have one book left in my wishlist, and it's more than twice as expensive as when I put it there. All the "specials" in my newsletters are by authors I never heard of, and many of the blurbs (supplied by the authors?) are amateurish and poorly edited. And trying to view the fantasy listings by "FW release date", as I usually do, gives pages of Forgotten Realms sharecrops. I used to buy from FW once a week or so, but I haven't made a purchase since all this blew up.

[KarenH]

I've been trying to wait and give Fictionwise a chance to get things fixed one way or another, but since there doesn't seem to have been any changes and they aren't even bothering to acknowledge the issue, I just sent this to them:

I have been a Buywise member for just over a year, and have purchased almost 300 books in that time. I have been happy enough with your prices and selection that I extended my membership for 5 years in June of last year and an additional year in October. Now however, due to the drastic reduction in titles that you carry, the reduction in sales and discounts being offered, and (maybe most importantly) the fact that you no longer seem to be offering your secure titles in my preferred format (Mobipocket), I am unable to find enough books to purchase from your company to make the Buywise membership cost-effective. I am therefore requesting that my Buywise membership be cancelled effective the end of the current membership year, and the membership fee for the remaining 5 years be refunded to me. Since I have used 2 of the $10 coupons associated with that 5 years of membership, of course I would expect that $20 to be deducted from my refund. I hate having to make this request, as I have been very happy with Fictionwise in the past. Unfortunately the recent changes make that no longer the case.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

We'll see what if any response I get.

[foghat]

^ Ya, I'm only a buywise member till august (thank God), but I sent them a message last Thursdayish, just asking if they expect to get back their old selection and why they have not posted anything on their site about this whole mess - I said explain to your members what is going on instead of leaving them in the dark.

No response as of yet. I've got about $80 micropay dollars that I am going to use up - though I'm not sure how right now - and then I am out of there.

They blew it. This whole Agency pricing model (and the issues its brought to FW) is not their fault, but their silence in this matter has been their undoing, imo.

[KarenH]

That was pretty much my thinking too. If they'd even sent an email or posted a message on the site saying they were working on finding a solution, I'd have waited - my current year just started, so I could wait almost a year before making the request I did and it wouldn't make a difference to me. I just got tired of them refusing to say ANYTHING.