Fictionwise write up from Publisher's Weekly - Page 2

AnemicOak · 03-24-2009, 04:42 PM

Remember too that the Blackberry software is a beta product, there are bound to be problems to work through (although I'd think something as easy as unlocking a book wouldn't be a problem).

pking36330 · 03-24-2009, 04:48 PM

Don't recall selecting Kindle 2 as a device when I signed up here, must have been a Freudian Slip indicating my desire.

I didn't use a credit card to buy the book. I used a credit card to put $25 on the MicroPay fund, then selected MicroPay to buy the book. THEN, after buying and downloading the book, I discovered you have to have a credit card on file to 'Unlock' the book. I tried the credit card used to fund the $25 in the MicroPay account.

Got a response from Fictionwise and though their example shows entering the last four digits of the credit card, you must enter the entire number. Did so and VIOLA!

Another satisfied customer! I'm hopeful that they weren't answering today because they are designing the perfectly seemless ebook software store they will implement as a Barnes & Noble ebook-seller. Thanks Fictionwise. And I'll let you know how the book is later (no spoilers, please.)

Elsi · 03-24-2009, 04:59 PM

I'm using the Mobipocket reader on my Blackberry and have been successful in getting secured Mobipocket files to read on it. I have registered the PIDs from my PC and Blackberry at Fictionwise.

Stringer · 03-24-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwaldron

eReader is fine, and arguably uses a better -- i.e., not locked to specific device(s) -- DRM scheme than Mobi. Of course, you need a device/application that supports the format.

Yea okay, maybe I wrote it little bit too haste without thinking through. Not that I would mind about the device locking. It is allowed to use more that one device at same time and also change the devices when needed. I guess problems arise only if the service goes down and if you then change devices.

However, I don't know about your country, but here the credit card is a privilege only for those who have jobs. That already excludes some of the potential customers and as the FAQ states, not all international cards might work even if legitimate and branded as VISA. Within my short live I have already experienced two kind problems with such transactions (most purchases still work tho):

1) once the transaction was refused because some idiot decided that Finland as a whole country should be blacklisted

2) EA Online Store doesn't seem to work for me. I have to use PayPal with them. I don't know why

Thus, even if credit card dependent DRM might be a good alternative for device locked DRM, I still think it is a damn good thing that such DRM isn't the only alternative.

pilotbob · 03-24-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

Got a response from Fictionwise and though their example shows entering the last four digits of the credit card, you must enter the entire number. Did so and VIOLA!

I think you have to enter the last 8. Any more than that and it only uses the last 8.

Glad you got it working! Woot!

BOb

bwaldron · 03-24-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stringer

However, I don't know about your country, but here the credit card is a privilege only for those who have jobs

Fair point; the ereader DRM is a problem for someone without a credit card.

bwaldron · 03-24-2009, 05:51 PM

Duplicate, sorry!

Renaldo · 03-24-2009, 07:26 PM

Fictionwise is a great company. I got an offer from them to sign up for one year of the Buy Club and they'd put half the cost back into my Micropay account. So I did, and the 50% rebate didn't show up. I sent them an email, got a response back apologizing for the problem and letting me know it was fixed. Absolutely great as far as I'm concerned. When you've only got 5 employees, there's a great deal of ownership in the problems they're presented with, and I'd be surprised to hear any problems going unsolved there.

daffy4u · 03-24-2009, 07:31 PM

Now that they're "A Barnes & Noble Company", maybe they can hire more employees.

slayda · 03-24-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Now that they're "A Barnes & Noble Company", maybe they can hire more employees.

More likely B&N will suck off a couple of FW's employees.

slayda · 03-24-2009, 07:59 PM

deleted double post.

Wetdogeared · 03-24-2009, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

More likely B&N will suck off a couple of FW's employees.

slayda, you have a flare for the double entendre.

slayda · 03-24-2009, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

slayda, you have a flare for the double entendre.

Totally unintentional, I assure you. In fact I had not even seen it until your post. Usually, I am the master of the single entendre.

Hey, I'm innoscent!!

Wetdogeared · 03-24-2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Totally unintentional, I assure you. In fact I had not even seen it until your post. Usually, I am the master of the single entendre.

Hey, I'm innoscent!!

A double post of a double entendre. Would that make it a double-double entendre?

WDE.

=X= · 03-26-2009, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

I downloaded to my Blackberry and it asked for an Unlock code, which I didn't have.

Actually you do, though I agree it's just not clear.

To unlock a book you need to specify your name on the credit card you used to buy the book AND the credit card number you used to buy the book.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

I've recently downloaded their eReader for the BlackBerry and can tell you it does work fine.

Their eReader product is good, however I'd recommend that you download MobiPocket's Blackberry reader it's a far better reader and with MobiPocket you can buy books from Fictionwise, BooksOnBoard, MobiPocket, etc.... Where eReader will tie you to the fictionwise store.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pking36330

Does anyone here know if Fictionwise is actually a reputable company? Has anyone else solved the riddle of unlocking your purchases on this site? I've taken their advice and put in EXACTLY how my name is spelled on their purchase site and tried unlocking with both of the supplied credit card numbers (last 4), and following ALL their guidance can't make this work. VERY frustrating.

Fictionwise is a reputable company. One of the better companies that supporst the eBook community.

=X=

03-24-2009, 07:31 PM	#24
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Now that they're "A Barnes & Noble Company", maybe they can hire more employees. Attached Thumbnails

03-24-2009, 07:59 PM	#26
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	deleted double post. Last edited by slayda; 03-25-2009 at 01:31 PM.

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pking36330 FT Parent PT Reader Posts: 322 Karma: 187838 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Alabama Device: Shocked by how much I've read on an iPod Touch received as a gift!	Don't recall selecting Kindle 2 as a device when I signed up here, must have been a Freudian Slip indicating my desire. I didn't use a credit card to buy the book. I used a credit card to put $25 on the MicroPay fund, then selected MicroPay to buy the book. THEN, after buying and downloading the book, I discovered you have to have a credit card on file to 'Unlock' the book. I tried the credit card used to fund the $25 in the MicroPay account. Got a response from Fictionwise and though their example shows entering the last four digits of the credit card, you must enter the entire number. Did so and VIOLA! Another satisfied customer! I'm hopeful that they weren't answering today because they are designing the perfectly seemless ebook software store they will implement as a Barnes & Noble ebook-seller. Thanks Fictionwise. And I'll let you know how the book is later (no spoilers, please.)

03-24-2009, 04:59 PM	#18
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I'm using the Mobipocket reader on my Blackberry and have been successful in getting secured Mobipocket files to read on it. I have registered the PIDs from my PC and Blackberry at Fictionwise.

03-24-2009, 05:51 PM	#22
bwaldron Wizard Posts: 1,230 Karma: 543210 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee Device: Kindles: Paperwhite Signature Ed., Oasis 2, Voyage	Duplicate, sorry!

03-24-2009, 07:26 PM	#23
Renaldo Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 250590 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Device: Kindle 3G + WiFi	Fictionwise is a great company. I got an offer from them to sign up for one year of the Buy Club and they'd put half the cost back into my Micropay account. So I did, and the 50% rebate didn't show up. I sent them an email, got a response back apologizing for the problem and letting me know it was fixed. Absolutely great as far as I'm concerned. When you've only got 5 employees, there's a great deal of ownership in the problems they're presented with, and I'd be surprised to hear any problems going unsolved there.

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