Books removed from fictionwise? - Page 5

pilotbob · 04-03-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

They knew this was coming. So offering 100% rebate on titles from these 5 publishers with a release date after April 1 was totally wrong.

I disagree. A refund is totally appropriate. Jon, the glass is never half full for you is it?

BOb

brudigia · 04-03-2010, 01:14 PM

I hope they go back to normal. I was waiting for Lilith Saintcrow new books. Also Kim Harrison, as the new Rachel book is due any day now, in ebook format.

What else is missing ?

At least they did not take them away from our library. Best back it up.

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Originally Posted by smithno

I got the same e-mail that Geertm got! It made me mad. This AM, I checked back and there are NO Kim Harrison books returned from a search. Another favorite author, Lili Saintcrow used to have 16 books listed and now only the multiformat books are listed. I stocked up on Micropay $ in December and in Feb. stocked up. Good thing I did!

Wow !! "Black Magic Sanctions" is 20$ (audio only, can't see the ebook) at BoB and 13$ at Barnes & Nobles. Don't remember how much it was at FW.

riemann42 · 04-03-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by brudigia

I hope they go back to normal. I was waiting for Lilith Saintcrow new books. Also Kim Harrison, as the new Rachel book is due any day now, in ebook format.

Do you have access to the version at the Apple Store for the iphone? It has an unencrypted ePub (sort of) and audio version of book as an App. Just download it, find the file, rename it to B.M. Sanction 1.0.1.tar.gz and use your favorite zip program to extract it. Then browse to Payload\BlackMagicSanction.app\book\epub\, zip it, rename to epub (you may want to remove the audio files if you don't want to crash your ereader).

The books was great, and the audio book was OK as well.

wayrad · 04-03-2010, 02:41 PM

I got the letter too. They didn't actually "refund" anything, because the Kim Harrison book was on 100% Micropay rebate when I bought it. Unfortunately I then went out and bought other books on Micropay, figuring that, counting the Harrison book, this would give me a reasonable per-book price. Now I have one less book, which boils down to having overpaid for the others due to a mistaken belief that Fictionwise would keep its word.

I suppose it could be worse... one more book should use up my remaining micropay, after which I'll shop elsewhere.

brudigia · 04-03-2010, 02:59 PM

Thanks for the tip, I'll have a look.
I look forward to reading it, I really do like Rachel Morgan's books.

I'm sad, though, for FW, this will only cause them to lose customers. Trust is fundamental in this business, and this time people will look elsewhere before they look back to FW. I've been shopping with them for almost 9 years, I've been very happy until now.
Let's hope for the best, and soon.

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Originally Posted by riemann42

Do you have access to the version at the Apple Store for the iphone? It has an unencrypted ePub (sort of) and audio version of book as an App. Just download it, find the file, rename it to B.M. Sanction 1.0.1.tar.gz and use your favorite zip program to extract it. Then browse to Payload\BlackMagicSanction.app\book\epub\, zip it, rename to epub (you may want to remove the audio files if you don't want to crash your ereader).

The books was great, and the audio book was OK as well.

brudigia · 04-03-2010, 04:54 PM

Thanks for the tip, I'll have alook.

I'm sad, though, for FW, this will only cause them to lose customers. Trust is fundamental in this business, and this time people will look elsewhere before they look back to FW. I've been shopping with them for almost 9 years, I've been very happy until now.
Let's hope for the best, and soon.

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Originally Posted by riemann42

Do you have access to the version at the Apple Store for the iphone? It has an unencrypted ePub (sort of) and audio version of book as an App. Just download it, find the file, rename it to B.M. Sanction 1.0.1.tar.gz and use your favorite zip program to extract it. Then browse to Payload\BlackMagicSanction.app\book\epub\, zip it, rename to epub (you may want to remove the audio files if you don't want to crash your ereader).

The books was great, and the audio book was OK as well.

JSWolf · 04-03-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I disagree. A refund is totally appropriate. Jon, the glass is never half full for you is it?

BOb

If you go for a refund now and get it, then find out things are ok, you'll never get your club membership back. I say wait a bit and see what happens before rushing in.

delphidb96 · 04-04-2010, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Graham

It will only be bait-and-switch if the book gets re-listed. It's beginning to look as though Fictionwise aren't going to be getting these publishers back (see earlier in this thread) in which case they have simply, correctly, refunded your money.

Graham

But the publishers *will* be re-listing, at a higher price, of course, through other retailers that have been whipped into submission. Thus, it is still bait-and-switch on the part of the publishers. Sorry, but this needs to be - forcefully - explained to these self-same publishers by long, very long, prison sentences for upper management. Three or four decades would be about right.

Derek

JSWolf · 04-04-2010, 06:35 PM

But those same publishers will be showing some prices that have gone down. So they'll be able to easily get away with this.

Scott Nicholson · 04-05-2010, 11:39 AM

Fictionwise never returned my numerous emails to them about my content they were selling in violation of contract. It took about 9 months to get my product pulled and they still owe me a decent chunk of money. They went in the toilet when Barnes & Noble bought them.

Scott

advocate2 · 04-05-2010, 12:55 PM

Given the fact that FW is now selling identical titles such as the Grisham novels at twice the price of BN, I fear that BN is using the Agency Pricing model as the opportunity to destroy FW.

ficbot · 04-05-2010, 01:50 PM

It's no great loss at this point. Things started to go downhill when B&N bought them out, and the agency pricing is just the final straw. They used to be my favourite store and now I shop mostly at Kobo.

ngrant · 04-05-2010, 02:01 PM

After doing a disappearing act last week, my wish list now has all the Gregory Macdonald Fletch and Flynn books from Random House, and at the same price as before $12 less 35% rebate (I am not a Buywise club member). So I am happy.

advocate2 · 04-05-2010, 02:59 PM

Ngrant,

Compare the price on FW with the price on BN. For those titles on both sites the FW are all more expensive than BN. Why would you pay more?

ficbot · 04-05-2010, 03:05 PM

Fictionwise is also more expensive than Kobo. But Kindle is cheaper than both, and Sony seems to be matching the Kindle prices. So clearly, it is not 'everyone uses the same price' as they said it would be.

04-05-2010, 02:01 PM	#73
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 420 Karma: 4501290 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	My Random House books are back in my wish list After doing a disappearing act last week, my wish list now has all the Gregory Macdonald Fletch and Flynn books from Random House, and at the same price as before $12 less 35% rebate (I am not a Buywise club member). So I am happy.

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04-03-2010, 02:41 PM	#64
wayrad Fanatic Posts: 551 Karma: 1121392 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: HTC One M8	I got the letter too. They didn't actually "refund" anything, because the Kim Harrison book was on 100% Micropay rebate when I bought it. Unfortunately I then went out and bought other books on Micropay, figuring that, counting the Harrison book, this would give me a reasonable per-book price. Now I have one less book, which boils down to having overpaid for the others due to a mistaken belief that Fictionwise would keep its word. I suppose it could be worse... one more book should use up my remaining micropay, after which I'll shop elsewhere.

04-04-2010, 06:35 PM	#69
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But those same publishers will be showing some prices that have gone down. So they'll be able to easily get away with this.

04-05-2010, 11:39 AM	#70
Scott Nicholson Scott Nicholson, author Posts: 363 Karma: 2029337 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boone NC Device: Kindle	Fictionwise never returned my numerous emails to them about my content they were selling in violation of contract. It took about 9 months to get my product pulled and they still owe me a decent chunk of money. They went in the toilet when Barnes & Noble bought them. Scott

04-05-2010, 12:55 PM	#71
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	Given the fact that FW is now selling identical titles such as the Grisham novels at twice the price of BN, I fear that BN is using the Agency Pricing model as the opportunity to destroy FW.

04-05-2010, 01:50 PM	#72
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	It's no great loss at this point. Things started to go downhill when B&N bought them out, and the agency pricing is just the final straw. They used to be my favourite store and now I shop mostly at Kobo.

04-05-2010, 02:59 PM	#74
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	Ngrant, Compare the price on FW with the price on BN. For those titles on both sites the FW are all more expensive than BN. Why would you pay more?

04-05-2010, 03:05 PM	#75
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Fictionwise is also more expensive than Kobo. But Kindle is cheaper than both, and Sony seems to be matching the Kindle prices. So clearly, it is not 'everyone uses the same price' as they said it would be.

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