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But I suspect B&N is trying to kill them. Otherwise why sell books at twice the going value, even after a so-called discount? -Marcy |
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Fictionwise was still good even after being bought by B&N. What killed Fictionwise was the Agency 5. The way Fictionwise was being run was incompatible with the way the Agency 5 wanted thing to work. So, Fictionwise got screwed.
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06-16-2010, 01:07 AM | #19 |
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06-16-2010, 02:09 AM | #20 |
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Fictionwise is still the best place to get magazine subscriptions to Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Analog, Isaac Asimov and a few others.
For example, on Amazon for Ellery Queen you are charged $2.99/month or $35.88/year. More than the price to subscribe to the print version! At Fictionwise you pay $29.02/year for a 1-year subscription (same as print price -- about $1 less) and $50.97 for a 2-year subscription. I was able to get my subscriptions on a special offer with 20% Micropay rebate, but I guess that won't be happening any more. The Fictionwise magazines are all multiformat as well, which means no geo restrictions and you can read them on any device. -Marcy |
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Macy, that is definitely true.
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Absolutely. I don't blame them for selling, but it was a choice they made, and the consequences have been as expected.
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I don't blame them too. We work for profit. However, some people make them look like angels. They are not. They sold themselves for money with no regards to their customers. That is real life. Business is business. |
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06-16-2010, 04:27 PM | #25 |
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I hope they enjoy their $1.5 million because they still haven't paid me money they owe from several years ago.
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I've also been tempted with some of the magazine subscriptions because those are multiformat. However, it seems that in most cases, would be cheaper to buy them in paper format. Then again, at least I wouldn't have to worry about the paper copies taking up space. |
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I agree that there are some really interesting multiformat books. That's why I believe FW should specialize in those and promote them and give up on the books that everyone else sells cheaper. |
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06-17-2010, 03:45 PM | #28 |
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Well in an additional death knell FW just stopped offering magazine subscriptions. You can still buy individual issues but they are $3.99 or $3.39 with Buywise. I'm kind of peeved because I was just going to renew when I discovered this.
Clearly they are doing everything to kill of FW. Buywise means a long-term commitment, so kill it. Subscriptions make a long-term commitment, so kill them too. Bummer. -Marcy |
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I'm starting to get a stong hate on for B & N!
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