Geographic restrictions - getting someone else to buy? - Page 2

geertm · 01-20-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I've also given up trying to work around Geographic restrictions. It's just too much hassle.

Alas, I currently have four ebooks in 'limbo' at fictionwise that I bought before giving up (they're one of the reasons I've stopped). They're paid for and in my bookshelf, but I can't download them.

I have not bought books from Fictionwise for a long time.
If you get a credit card check instead of a download link in your bookshelf, the workaround was to download the books using www.hidemyass.com.
I do not know if this still works, but you could at least try it.

pdurrant · 01-20-2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geertm

I have not bought books from Fictionwise for a long time.
If you get a credit card check instead of a download link in your bookshelf, the workaround was to download the books using www.hidemyass.com.
I do not know if this still works, but you could at least try it.

Just using a US proxy isn't enough any more. It still insists on having a US credit card.

lene1949 · 01-20-2011, 04:34 PM

Geo Restrictions do frustrate me, but I get over it... There's such a huge amount of books, that ARE available, and if it's a book I absolutely can't live without, I'll buy the pbook or borrow from the library, but that hasn't happened, yet...

Sweetpea · 01-21-2011, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geertm

I have not bought books from Fictionwise for a long time.

Fictionwise has completely lost my support since they claimed only a tiny part of their books would be restricted and I found out I couldn't buy any book anymore that I wanted... Which must be around april last year.

sabredog · 01-21-2011, 02:23 AM

I simply do not buy from Diesel or Fictionwise anymore. Too complicated to find a workaround.

I use Smashwords, Amazon and others now.

DMB · 01-23-2011, 03:58 AM

I am moving from dead-tree books to ebooks mainly for reasons of convenience. I am therefore prepared to rebuy my favourite books in order to have them available on my Kindle. Guess what! some of them are unavailable because of geographic restrictions. What this means is that I don't buy anything, so that's a clear loss for the publishers.

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01-20-2011, 04:34 PM	#18
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Geo Restrictions do frustrate me, but I get over it... There's such a huge amount of books, that ARE available, and if it's a book I absolutely can't live without, I'll buy the pbook or borrow from the library, but that hasn't happened, yet...

01-21-2011, 02:23 AM	#20
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	I simply do not buy from Diesel or Fictionwise anymore. Too complicated to find a workaround. I use Smashwords, Amazon and others now.

01-23-2011, 03:58 AM	#21
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I am moving from dead-tree books to ebooks mainly for reasons of convenience. I am therefore prepared to rebuy my favourite books in order to have them available on my Kindle. Guess what! some of them are unavailable because of geographic restrictions. What this means is that I don't buy anything, so that's a clear loss for the publishers.

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