geographic restrictions at Fictionwise - Page 3

HarryT · 05-01-2009, 02:16 AM

It works just fine for me. I buy Micropay credits via PayPal, and then buy books using Micropay.

Blue Tyson · 05-01-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Please read what he said again. It's the PUBLISHER who requires that the retailer does this.

It has NOTHING TO DO with copyright law. It's a matter of the distribution contract that the publisher has with the author, which often contains geographical restrictions. Eg, many books have different UK and US publishers.

Exactly what I said. He said not the publisher's fault. To quote "The publishers are not to blame here".

I disagreed. Which is exactly what you just did.

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It works just fine for me. I buy Micropay credits via PayPal, and then buy books using Micropay.

It's a way around the geographical restriction - but the discounts only apply when paying by credit card ..... so I can't take advantage of the 9 year anniversary 'sale' ....

I've just had to abandon a purchase of 10 books because everyone of them was geographically restricted. As 8 of them are part of the Discworld series by a UK author; and this is the FIRST time it has happened to me, I'm annoyed to say the least ....

HarryT · 05-27-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

It's a way around the geographical restriction - but the discounts only apply when paying by credit card ..... so I can't take advantage of the 9 year anniversary 'sale' ....

You can pay by PayPal. That gets you the discount, and works fine. I've done it myself.

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You can pay by PayPal. That gets you the discount, and works fine. I've done it myself.

Interesting, I've just had a look in my cart and it definitely states "discount with credit card" - but I'll give it a go, thanks Harry...

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:18 PM

Gone through a paypal transaction, but I'm left not knowing if the payment has gone through....there is no confirmation, and I'm left back at the cart with no buttons available to press....

GAH !!!!!

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:22 PM

Okay - no transactions have gone through paypal ..... is it because I've used a credit card option ? rather than a bank account ?

GAH !!!!

WHICH IS MOST EVIL - DRM or Geographical Restriction !!!!!!!!

HarryT · 05-27-2009, 12:24 PM

Were you actually taken to PayPal, Geoff? You should have had to log on to your PayPal account, click a "Make Payment" button, and then a "Return to Merchant" screen to come back to FW.

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Were you actually taken to PayPal, Geoff? You should have had to log on to your PayPal account, click a "Make Payment" button, and then a "Return to Merchant" screen to come back to FW.

Oh Yes, I definitely logged onto Paypal, into my account and made the transaction using one of the loaded credit cards - I'm wondering if that is the problem.
I was then returned to Fictionwise cart, no "by-your-leave" - and I have ERROR: The eBook(s) marked below cannot be purchased with the credit card you are trying to use, because those books have geographic rights restrictions by the publisher.. No option to do anything except BACK and remove the offending books from my cart .....

Do you use your credit card? or a nominated bank account - though even the bank account will have a UK identity ...

HarryT · 05-27-2009, 12:29 PM

That may indeed be the problem. I use PayPal with my bank account, which doesn't appear to have any "geographical" identity. I've most definitely used PayPal to buy geographically-restricted books, and it's worked for me.

Sorry that you've had such problems

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GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:33 PM

Interesting, and also annoying.

The Back option on my Fictionwise display took me to Paypal, not to the cart. Choosing my bank account also failed .....

Double GAH !!!!!!

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:44 PM

So....

I have recently paid for a subscription, that allows me to buy at a discount.

I cannot purchase the books I want to, or I lose the value of the discount option..

It may not be Fictionwise's fault - but they are not acting in my best interest as a club customer.

(Harry, not your problem - you have no need to say sorry - though confirmation you can still use paypal successfully would be of some small comfort)...

Dave Berk · 05-27-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

So....

I have recently paid for a subscription, that allows me to buy at a discount.

I cannot purchase the books I want to, or I lose the value of the discount option..

It may not be Fictionwise's fault - but they are not acting in my best interest as a club customer.

(Harry, not your problem - you have no need to say sorry - though confirmation you can still use paypal successfully would be of some small comfort)...

Just a thought: Maybe you should try to remove your credit card completely from your account & then try again to buy with paypal....

I know that you needed to do similar things in Amazon if you wanted to buy ebooks for the kindle from outside the US.

GeoffC · 05-27-2009, 12:50 PM

Dave, thanks for that suggestion.

I need to calm down a bit before I make the next step, or I'll blow a gasket and do something I might regret .....

HarryT · 05-27-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Berk

Just a thought: Maybe you should try to remove your credit card completely from your account & then try again to buy with paypal....

That may well be the issue. I don't have a credit card registered with FW at all.

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05-01-2009, 02:16 AM	#31
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It works just fine for me. I buy Micropay credits via PayPal, and then buy books using Micropay.

05-27-2009, 12:18 PM	#36
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Gone through a paypal transaction, but I'm left not knowing if the payment has gone through....there is no confirmation, and I'm left back at the cart with no buttons available to press.... GAH !!!!!

05-27-2009, 12:22 PM	#37
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Okay - no transactions have gone through paypal ..... is it because I've used a credit card option ? rather than a bank account ? GAH !!!! WHICH IS MOST EVIL - DRM or Geographical Restriction !!!!!!!!

05-27-2009, 12:24 PM	#38
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Were you actually taken to PayPal, Geoff? You should have had to log on to your PayPal account, click a "Make Payment" button, and then a "Return to Merchant" screen to come back to FW.

05-27-2009, 12:29 PM	#40
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That may indeed be the problem. I use PayPal with my bank account, which doesn't appear to have any "geographical" identity. I've most definitely used PayPal to buy geographically-restricted books, and it's worked for me. Sorry that you've had such problems .

05-27-2009, 12:33 PM	#41
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Interesting, and also annoying. The Back option on my Fictionwise display took me to Paypal, not to the cart. Choosing my bank account also failed ..... Double GAH !!!!!!

05-27-2009, 12:44 PM	#42
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	So.... I have recently paid for a subscription, that allows me to buy at a discount. I cannot purchase the books I want to, or I lose the value of the discount option.. It may not be Fictionwise's fault - but they are not acting in my best interest as a club customer. (Harry, not your problem - you have no need to say sorry - though confirmation you can still use paypal successfully would be of some small comfort)...

05-27-2009, 12:50 PM	#44
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Dave, thanks for that suggestion. I need to calm down a bit before I make the next step, or I'll blow a gasket and do something I might regret .....

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