Comments on: ’40,000 eReader books now available for purchase from Fictionwise.com to be read via Stanza’: iPhone app with DRM included http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/stanza-news/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/stanza-news/comment-page-1/#comment-976214 Chris Meadows Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:32:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14104#comment-976214 If you read my article, you'd know they're expanding the eReader app to two new platforms, and updating it to work with ePub files with eReader DRM wrappers, in 2009. :) If you read my article, you’d know they’re expanding the eReader app to two new platforms, and updating it to work with ePub files with eReader DRM wrappers, in 2009. :)

]]> By: ficbot http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/stanza-news/comment-page-1/#comment-976207 ficbot Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:21:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14104#comment-976207 I agree, Jane. One thing I like about my current set-up (eReader plus computer) is that I can buy on my computer and download a backup copy onto my PC. I don't *want* to have everything tied up inside my iPod Touch. And I have found eReader to be a little quicker to run and more stable than Stanza. I'm glad they are expanding the market and becoming a player as I have great respect for Fictionwise. I just hope they are not going to abandon the eReader app now. I agree, Jane. One thing I like about my current set-up (eReader plus computer) is that I can buy on my computer and download a backup copy onto my PC. I don’t *want* to have everything tied up inside my iPod Touch. And I have found eReader to be a little quicker to run and more stable than Stanza. I’m glad they are expanding the market and becoming a player as I have great respect for Fictionwise. I just hope they are not going to abandon the eReader app now.

]]> By: Jane http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/stanza-news/comment-page-1/#comment-976059 Jane Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:39:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14104#comment-976059 It's a great idea, but lousy in the execution. I documented the time it took me to set up an account and actually make a purchase. (13 minutes). I'll be sticking with buying online via the Fictionwise store where I can use my micropay dollars. I am most disappointed that the Stanza.Fictionwise store is separate from the main Fictionwise store and the account details (including the micropay dollars) are not transferable. You also cannot pay with Paypal which I find to be hugely frustrating because I hate taking out my credit card and entering that information on my phone. I also think that the eReader is a superior software program with it's notes, highlighting and dictionary features. It’s a great idea, but lousy in the execution. I documented the time it took me to set up an account and actually make a purchase. (13 minutes). I’ll be sticking with buying online via the Fictionwise store where I can use my micropay dollars. I am most disappointed that the Stanza.Fictionwise store is separate from the main Fictionwise store and the account details (including the micropay dollars) are not transferable. You also cannot pay with Paypal which I find to be hugely frustrating because I hate taking out my credit card and entering that information on my phone.

I also think that the eReader is a superior software program with it’s notes, highlighting and dictionary features.

]]> By: Bill McHale http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/stanza-news/comment-page-1/#comment-976045 Bill McHale Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:16:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=14104#comment-976045 With this announcement and the announcement that fictionwise is working on ePub support for ereader, I think it is clear that they are serious about being a major player in the ebook world. Now I hope that some of the dedicated devices also license ereader technology :). Considering how quickly fictionwise has moved to take advantage of the iPhone and how they are actively trying to support pretty much every platform, one has to wonder why mobipocket hasn't yet acted to support Macs or iphones (or linux... but that is a much smaller user base). While Amazon may be maintaining mobipocket for those who won't buy a Kindle, it seems more and more clear that they are not really interested in promoting it as a platform. Sure its available on most of the dedicated devices, but lets be honest, in terms of sales, the number of devices that support mobipocket is dwarfed by the sales of the Kindle, the Sony PRS machines... and Stanza downloads. If mobipocket is to remain relevant they need to act, and act quickly. With this announcement and the announcement that fictionwise is working on ePub support for ereader, I think it is clear that they are serious about being a major player in the ebook world. Now I hope that some of the dedicated devices also license ereader technology :) .

Considering how quickly fictionwise has moved to take advantage of the iPhone and how they are actively trying to support pretty much every platform, one has to wonder why mobipocket hasn’t yet acted to support Macs or iphones (or linux… but that is a much smaller user base).

While Amazon may be maintaining mobipocket for those who won’t buy a Kindle, it seems more and more clear that they are not really interested in promoting it as a platform. Sure its available on most of the dedicated devices, but lets be honest, in terms of sales, the number of devices that support mobipocket is dwarfed by the sales of the Kindle, the Sony PRS machines… and Stanza downloads.

If mobipocket is to remain relevant they need to act, and act quickly.

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