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bradtheresa on 26/09/2013 - 08:41 ebooks.bigw.com.au (2996 clicks)
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BigW are now selling eBooks - they say in ALL formats.

Download 6 free eBooks from BigW until October 9.

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  • Geewhizz on 26/09/2013 - 08:59
    +2

    It's literally only the five (not six) books, on the page to which you have linked that are free? The selection available for free is pretty crappy.

    • giu on 26/09/2013 - 09:12

      That's what I would like to know. Adding other books to the cart retains full price. Does it reduce the price on checkout?

      • thushan on 26/09/2013 - 12:47

        Looks like there's no down down at BigW :(

    • IVI on 26/09/2013 - 20:39

      So, how to choose formats -other- than "Adobe EPUB"…???

      PS The missing 6th freebie eBook was -apparently- "Lion King" but Big W's search engine doesn't seem to find it!

      With that count-error -and- such an unduly -long- top of each web page (at least when Opera is displaying them) suggests they're just debugging their web site app's… :-/

      Still 5 freebies is a bit better than 0… if you know someone who finds the titles interesting. ;-)

      • IVI on 26/09/2013 - 20:50

        Can't seem to order using Opera browser… :-/

        update: Order exists, but downloading requires changing filenames, to preclude overwriting from d'load 2 to 4, due to identical filenames.

        Big W must be using underqualified family members to program their eCommerce web app's, IMO, given all the glitches we've seen!

        Let's assume it's at pre-release beta & wait for release 1.01

    • safetest100 on 27/09/2013 - 02:57

      Another link to a free book

      http://ebooks.bigw.com.au/the-prince-251450

      at the bottom other links from similar books by other people most $0

  • bradtheresa on 26/09/2013 - 09:30

    Maybe they've taken one away? On their advertisement, they have 6. http://ebooks.bigw.com.au/

  • [Deactivated] on 26/09/2013 - 10:25
    +2

    Geez, look at the pricing…. let the price gouging continue!

    Amazing Aussie Bastards
    Big W $au23.06
    http://ebooks.bigw.com.au/amazing-aussie-bastards-223091
    Amazon kindle $us9.99
    http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Aussie-Bastards-Remarkable-ebo…

    The Stalking of Julia Gillard
    BigW $24.95
    Amazon $us9.99

    • IVI on 26/09/2013 - 20:49

      It can be =worse= than just overpriced…

      If you have & use more than 1 reader, are you forced to buy one copy of any eBook(s) you'd like to read at both?

  • melmac77 on 26/09/2013 - 11:42

    They might say all formats but they're not. All 5 are Epub only and DRMd

    • bradtheresa on 26/09/2013 - 12:23
      +1

      Calibre…..

      • peteru on 26/09/2013 - 17:07

        AFAICT Calibre 1.4 won't allow you to read Adobe DRM protected stuff. If it can be done, I'd like to find out how.

        • melmac77 on 26/09/2013 - 17:39
          +2

          To free your books if you already have calibre installed then you just need to add the Tools plugin which can be found on the Apprentice Alf Blog more info here - http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/calibre-plugin…
          Any problems just PM me and I'll give you a hand

        • bradtheresa on 26/09/2013 - 22:42

          Works fine when transferring into Calibre for me - although I have installed some plugins to help with this. I transfer back and forth between ePub & Mobi format regularly, as our local library only provides copies in ePub format.

  • laurence on 26/09/2013 - 14:27

    what is bigw?

  • peteru on 26/09/2013 - 17:04
    -2

    Baah! Need AdobeID for the DRM. Useless on most of my devices.

    • Mitchh on 26/09/2013 - 19:14

      If Big W actually advertised it as "all formats", then they are misleading consumers, however it doesn't mean that this isn't a free deal.

      I think Kindle is the only eReader that doesn't support Adobe, Most do support it (Kobo, Nook, Sony, Windows, Mac, WindowsPhone, Android, iOS).

  • Tihocan on 27/09/2013 - 09:05
    • The load times are terrible (for me at least)
    • A redirect error on checkout
    • "An error has occured while retrieving your download."

    Thanks for the deal, OP, but this will probably be the last time I use BigW eBooks.

    • Mitchh on 27/09/2013 - 11:25

      Its a good thing OP advertised this, now we know to avoid it, without losing any money!

  • [Deactivated] on 27/09/2013 - 21:53

    Thanks OP

  • Spundz on 03/10/2013 - 21:02

    Thanks for sharing

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