12-29-2009, 05:37 PM | #1 |
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Friggin' Fictionwise!
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I bought via pre-order, two ebooks, one by W.E.B. Griffin and one by Nancy Holzner. Both of these were due to be available TODAY! Then, this morning, before attempting to download them, I perused the new books and snagged one by Morgan Crewe. So I went into My Bookshelf and downloaded the Morgan Crewe novel, opened it up, and what to my wondering eyes appeared? A Jules Verne story, "Godfrey (some last name) - A California Mystery"! That's right, a completely different novel! Sent in a complaint asking for the book I purchased. Then I went on to download my supposedly-now-available novels from Griffin and Holzner. You got it! *BOTH* of them are listed as available but the friggin system reports they're not found!!! What the frig is up with Fictionwise! Derek |
12-30-2009, 04:01 AM | #2 |
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Calm down, Derek, and just report it to FW. Just human error - these things happen from time to time. No point in getting upset about it.
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12-30-2009, 04:46 AM | #3 |
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Wouldnt happen if he went to a bookstore would it though.
Its a clear example of why ebooks are still going to be a hard sell to the public. |
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12-30-2009, 05:00 AM | #6 |
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I didn't keep it - I sent it back.
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12-30-2009, 05:14 AM | #8 |
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For the savings you get at Fictionwise I'd be more than happy to have to live with the occasional glitch. I just compared the PB prices of ebooks I bought and savings amount to around $180.
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12-30-2009, 07:11 AM | #11 |
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I still have an ebook I bought 10 years ago. The pages still look like new, binding is perfect, and the cover is pristine. This even though I have moved twice, read it twice and dragged it around everywhere. My wife has a few paper backs bought at the same time, they don't look so good......
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12-30-2009, 10:50 AM | #13 |
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I've noticed that Fictionwise isn't offering recently released ebooks that I can get at Diesel Ebooks. They are fairly popular authors in the Romance genre and FW has carried their books in the past so it's very curious. I've also noticed that they are taking longer and longer to release books in the lit format (or even mobi) while releasing in their proprietary ereader format first. They blame it on the publishers but I've seen those formats at Diesel before Fictionwise releases them. I particularly don't like the way they release new ebooks only on Tuesdays. I've been a VERY loyal FW customer for years but am seriously considering changing camps. The only thing keeping me there is the Buywise club and the micropay dollars. If my frustration level keeps rising, though, that may not be enough to keep me there.
I worried that the merger (or buyout) with Barnes and Noble was going to muck up the works and I'm afraid it's starting to happen. |
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