12-28-2016, 05:07 PM | #16 |
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I actually check Kobo now before I buy books but tbh as I'm now retired (due to redundancy) I have to buy at the cheapest price and a lot of the time it's Amazon plus I like Whispersync audiobooks so the majority of my purchases are at Amazon. Since the UK tax law came into place two years ago buying from anyone that's adds the 20% tax onto the ebook price is just too expensive now, and that was ARE. Amazon prices are just lower.
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12-28-2016, 05:35 PM | #17 | |
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Unfortunately I have two books pre-ordered with them and one already does not show in my library. I presume that this will be lost money since I doubt they will refund them. I did send them email asking about pre-orders. I do not think I'll get any answer, but who knows. |
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12-28-2016, 05:41 PM | #18 |
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If worse comes to worse pre-orders can be disputed with a persons CC company or PayPal I suppose (unless paid for with credit).
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12-28-2016, 05:42 PM | #19 |
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Maybe you can send the receipt to the author/publisher. Maybe they will honor it.
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12-28-2016, 05:44 PM | #20 | |
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Maybe if Smashwords courted more indie publishers and the site was given a facelift, they could be competition? |
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12-28-2016, 05:53 PM | #21 |
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The formatting on some of Smashwords books are just horrible. It's not an authors fault either. Smashwords has had years to fix it but doesn't seem to care. I stopped buying from them years ago.
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12-28-2016, 05:56 PM | #23 | |
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Their site pretty much sucks though. |
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12-28-2016, 05:59 PM | #24 | |
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12-28-2016, 06:20 PM | #26 |
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I'm only out the 71¢ I have in eBooks Bucks. I had a few freebies I hadn't yet downloaded, but I learned the download immediately lesson from back when Fictionwise and Books on Board, etc went out of business.
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12-28-2016, 06:24 PM | #28 |
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There is finally a notice on their site. Good job everyone getting the word out. I have a feeling they were trying to get as much money as they could from unsuspecting customers before they disappeared.
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12-28-2016, 06:29 PM | #29 | |
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12-28-2016, 06:34 PM | #30 |
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It wasn't there when I checked a couple hours ago. There was nothing there or in social media.
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