07-13-2008, 03:40 AM | #1 | |
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eReader web site collapsing under the load!
The eReader web site is struggling to keep up with the load as thousands of new iPhone and iPod Touch users try to download their purchases to their new devices. The owners of eReader say on the FictionWise mailing list:
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07-13-2008, 04:31 AM | #2 |
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And they dare telling us people don't read no more... Mr Jobs, are you listening?
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07-13-2008, 06:00 AM | #3 |
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07-13-2008, 07:42 AM | #5 |
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Problem is we're all a bunch of out-of-control bookworms! I stood on line for 2 and 1/2 hours to get me and my wife each an iPhone. Then, God help me, before I left the mall, I was already downloading the Fictionwise app to my new device.
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No way in heck I would wait 2.5 hours for any phone. Unless of course it was free and so was the service.
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07-13-2008, 07:53 AM | #7 |
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But it's not just a phone, Jon - it's a status symbol. Having an iPhone makes you irresistably attractive to members of the opposite sex!
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07-13-2008, 08:03 AM | #8 |
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please do let us know how that works out for you. personally i'm always attracted to crazy people having conversations with electronic devices, but i'd be interested to know whether i was alone or not.
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07-13-2008, 08:36 AM | #11 |
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I could understand why they would have a few problems to handle queries on their database, API requests etc... But downloads ? It's just static files ! A simple x-send would do the trick.
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This is just the kind of thing I was thinking of in another thread (here somewhere) about formats and delivery: If eReader sent purchasers one formatted file (like ePub) that they would then convert to their device of choice, they wouldn't have to worry about customers coming back and bombing their servers for re-downloads. IOW, they are experiencing the downside of their own proprietary, DRM-based system. But hopefully they'll recover soon, when the initial surge is over. |
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