MobiPocket Shut Down!?

MatthewStorm · 08-17-2007, 12:29 PM

Does anyone know why MobiPocket has shut down? Will it come back up? It says for maintenance but it's been displaying that for many hours now with no change.

TadW · 08-17-2007, 12:32 PM

I can think of three possible scenarios:

They got hacked and millions of illegal Mobipocket e-books are flooding the Net as we speak
Sony bought them from Amazon and decided to shut them down in favor of Connect
They are upgrading their website.

jkeranen · 08-17-2007, 12:43 PM

They have been down for well over 24 hours now. I bought a book from paperpack digital early Thursday morning and I haven't been able to download it because mobipocket is down.

Hopefully it is a site upgrade and not some catastrophic server failure.

JSWolf · 08-17-2007, 12:55 PM

Maybe MobiPocket is having some hardware trouble and needing to get it fixed.

Are you saying that if we purchase a MobiPocket book, it relies on the website of MibiPocket and not the website of the seller if that's not MobiPocket?

simond · 08-17-2007, 01:28 PM

Fictionwise say:

Quote:

NOTICE: A major problem occurred with the Mobipocket DRM server at about 6:30 PM Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 15. Engineers at Mobipocket.com have informed us that they hope to be back online sometime this weekend, August 18 or 19. We have switched, where possible, all Secure Mobipocket files purchased during the downtime to an alternative DRM provider, Content Reserve. We have also taken all titles that could not be switched offline in Mobipocket format until the problem is resolved.

So, at this point in time, any Secure Mobipocket title you see onsale can be downloaded immediately. Titles that cannot be downloaded immediately have been temporarily taken offsale in the Secure Mobipocket format.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused, and we will post a new message when the problem is resolved.

NatCh · 08-17-2007, 01:30 PM

See? The DRM is trying to take over, and destroy the world!

RWood · 08-17-2007, 01:57 PM

You will learn to love it.

DRM is your friend.

JSWolf · 08-17-2007, 02:05 PM

This is a case of DRM screwing us over. HAHAHAHA!

SCREW YOU DRM!

yvanleterrible · 08-17-2007, 02:13 PM

Updating the system for the arrival of the new Iliad?

jkeranen · 08-17-2007, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Are you saying that if we purchase a MobiPocket book, it relies on the website of MibiPocket and not the website of the seller if that's not MobiPocket?

It looks that way. I was kind of surprised. It would be nice if we didn't have DRM hassles at all. I guess I should just switch to .lit for purchases and use the usual tools to convert to more open formats. The reason that I have been buying from mobipocket is that if I am going to vote for a DRM format with my dollars it just seems better to support Mobipocket since it is available on multiple platforms.

tribble · 08-17-2007, 02:40 PM

maybe Mobipocket uses Skype algorithms

Azayzel · 08-17-2007, 03:06 PM

Holy Smoke, three days t.u.?! That's just plain insanity, where's these people's backup server located and why aren't they using it? I guess their CIO is going to get fired (or I'd fire him if I was the CEO) for not having a viable and tested backup plan in place. Think of how much revenue they're losing in the time they're down. Wow.

NatCh · 08-17-2007, 03:21 PM

It could be something nasty enough that it took out the backup infrastructure too.

VillageReader · 08-17-2007, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azayzel

Holy Smoke, three days t.u.?! That's just plain insanity, where's these people's backup server located and why aren't they using it? I guess their CIO is going to get fired (or I'd fire him if I was the CEO) for not having a viable and tested backup plan in place. Think of how much revenue they're losing in the time they're down. Wow.

They are in France. In August. Consider it lucky they didn't say they would be back on line Sept 4th.

LaughingVulcan · 08-17-2007, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VillageReader

They are in France. In August. Consider it lucky they didn't say they would be back on line Sept 4th.

ROFL!

Isn't the new Cybook coming out supposed to be Mobipocket compatible? Bet that it's some issue getting ready for that which fragged their servers bad.

08-17-2007, 12:29 PM	#1
MatthewStorm Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Nokia N95	MobiPocket Shut Down!? Does anyone know why MobiPocket has shut down? Will it come back up? It says for maintenance but it's been displaying that for many hours now with no change. Attached Thumbnails

08-17-2007, 12:32 PM	#2
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	I can think of three possible scenarios: They got hacked and millions of illegal Mobipocket e-books are flooding the Net as we speak Sony bought them from Amazon and decided to shut them down in favor of Connect They are upgrading their website.

08-17-2007, 01:57 PM	#7
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Big Brother Supports DRM You will learn to love it. DRM is your friend.

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08-17-2007, 12:43 PM	#3
jkeranen Member Posts: 24 Karma: 296 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505/B&N Nook	They have been down for well over 24 hours now. I bought a book from paperpack digital early Thursday morning and I haven't been able to download it because mobipocket is down. Hopefully it is a site upgrade and not some catastrophic server failure.

08-17-2007, 12:55 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,421 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Maybe MobiPocket is having some hardware trouble and needing to get it fixed. Are you saying that if we purchase a MobiPocket book, it relies on the website of MibiPocket and not the website of the seller if that's not MobiPocket?

08-17-2007, 01:30 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	See? The DRM is trying to take over, and destroy the world!

08-17-2007, 02:05 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,421 Karma: 136564696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This is a case of DRM screwing us over. HAHAHAHA! SCREW YOU DRM!

08-17-2007, 02:13 PM	#9
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Updating the system for the arrival of the new Iliad?

08-17-2007, 02:40 PM	#11
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	maybe Mobipocket uses Skype algorithms

08-17-2007, 03:06 PM	#12
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	Holy Smoke, three days t.u.?! That's just plain insanity, where's these people's backup server located and why aren't they using it? I guess their CIO is going to get fired (or I'd fire him if I was the CEO) for not having a viable and tested backup plan in place. Think of how much revenue they're losing in the time they're down. Wow.

08-17-2007, 03:21 PM	#13
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It could be something nasty enough that it took out the backup infrastructure too.

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