Download a test eBook and give your feedback to Diesel eBooks

Diesel eBooks · 02-01-2005, 12:35 PM

We've arranged to make available a "test" ebook that has DRM. Your feedback could help us with the development. Sorry, I know some of you don't like Adobe, but that's how it worked out. Anyway, if you get a moment, go to the site on your handheld, download the "test" ebook on the homepage and let me know what happens. If the PDA version doesn't come up, please also let us know. When you’re there, you’ll notice in the footer at the bottom of the page some light colored text that lists several different browsers. Can you please include that and your handheld type in the feedback. You can either post your feedback here or email me directly at scott@diesel-ebooks.com

Thanks. We really appreciate your help.

Scott
Diesel eBooks
http://www.diesel-ebooks.com

rlauzon · 02-01-2005, 07:15 PM

Tapwave Zodiac - your web site crashes the browser.
Tungsten C - Was able to get in, but nothing happened when I clicked on the link to the test ebook.

rlauzon · 02-01-2005, 07:18 PM

Zaurus SLC-760 - Unable to see the link to the test eBook.

TadW · 02-02-2005, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Adobe eBook Reader required

You need to install Adobe eBook Reader to read your ebook.

Oups. How does it actually check whether I have it installed?

TadW · 02-02-2005, 03:37 AM

diesel-ebooks.com redirects to
https://ebook.lightningsource.com/eBookDownload/eBookMSReaderError.dll?<cutoff>

ligtningsource? -> Ingram Book Group?

hacker · 02-02-2005, 04:24 PM

Seems to be a dead link.. the .etd file is an XML file which points <bookfileurl> to a long url on lightningsource.com, which is DOA. No PDF at all at any of these sites.

So.. can you just attach the .pdf file here for review instead?

This is one problem that I'm seeing with many of these e-book sites... they partner with 1, 2, 3 other sites, and when one or two of them goes down, your whole experience is ruined, and you just end up going elsewhere, most-likely to a competitor.

If you can't fix EVERY link and EVERY resource, you should remove them or do something about them so users aren't burdoned with this kind of detective work. It gets exhausting.

Why not just host the .pdf yourself, on your own network, so you don't rely on someone else breaking THEIR pages/links/machines?

rlauzon · 02-02-2005, 07:39 PM

Scott seemed to want these. Here are the browser strings for the various PDAs that I have:
Zodiac:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 95; PalmSource) NetFront/3.0;16;450x320

Tungsten C:
Mozilla/4.76 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; U; Windows 95; PalmSource; PalmOS; WebPro; Tungsten proxyless 1.1 320x320x16)

Zaurus SLC-760:
Mozilla/4.0 (PDA; SL-C760/1.0;Embedix/Qtopia/1.3.0) NetFront/3.0

Diesel eBooks · 02-08-2005, 11:02 AM

rlauzon and TadW,

This info is a big help. Thank you very much.

Scott
Diesel eBooks

doctorow · 02-09-2005, 03:52 AM

Scott, this is a great book store you have. Thank you!

Team7 · 02-10-2005, 10:25 AM

Diesil eBooks. I was just checking out your web page and I notice that on the main page at the very top under the tabs you have order info as one word. I was just trying to figure out what your reward points were and noticed it.

Diesel eBooks · 02-15-2005, 10:49 AM

Nice catch. Thank you!

Scott
Diesel eBooks

02-01-2005, 12:35 PM	#1
Diesel eBooks Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2004	Download a test eBook and give your feedback to Diesel eBooks We've arranged to make available a "test" ebook that has DRM. Your feedback could help us with the development. Sorry, I know some of you don't like Adobe, but that's how it worked out. Anyway, if you get a moment, go to the site on your handheld, download the "test" ebook on the homepage and let me know what happens. If the PDA version doesn't come up, please also let us know. When you’re there, you’ll notice in the footer at the bottom of the page some light colored text that lists several different browsers. Can you please include that and your handheld type in the feedback. You can either post your feedback here or email me directly at scott@diesel-ebooks.com Thanks. We really appreciate your help. Scott Diesel eBooks http://www.diesel-ebooks.com

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02-01-2005, 07:15 PM	#2
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Tapwave Zodiac - your web site crashes the browser. Tungsten C - Was able to get in, but nothing happened when I clicked on the link to the test ebook.

02-01-2005, 07:18 PM	#3
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Zaurus SLC-760 - Unable to see the link to the test eBook.

02-02-2005, 03:37 AM	#5
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	diesel-ebooks.com redirects to https://ebook.lightningsource.com/eBookDownload/eBookMSReaderError.dll?<cutoff> ligtningsource? -> Ingram Book Group?

02-02-2005, 04:24 PM	#6
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	Seems to be a dead link.. the .etd file is an XML file which points <bookfileurl> to a long url on lightningsource.com, which is DOA. No PDF at all at any of these sites. So.. can you just attach the .pdf file here for review instead? This is one problem that I'm seeing with many of these e-book sites... they partner with 1, 2, 3 other sites, and when one or two of them goes down, your whole experience is ruined, and you just end up going elsewhere, most-likely to a competitor. If you can't fix EVERY link and EVERY resource, you should remove them or do something about them so users aren't burdoned with this kind of detective work. It gets exhausting. Why not just host the .pdf yourself, on your own network, so you don't rely on someone else breaking THEIR pages/links/machines?

02-02-2005, 07:39 PM	#7
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Scott seemed to want these. Here are the browser strings for the various PDAs that I have: Zodiac: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 95; PalmSource) NetFront/3.0;16;450x320 Tungsten C: Mozilla/4.76 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; U; Windows 95; PalmSource; PalmOS; WebPro; Tungsten proxyless 1.1 320x320x16) Zaurus SLC-760: Mozilla/4.0 (PDA; SL-C760/1.0;Embedix/Qtopia/1.3.0) NetFront/3.0

02-08-2005, 11:02 AM	#8
Diesel eBooks Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2004	rlauzon and TadW, This info is a big help. Thank you very much. Scott Diesel eBooks

02-09-2005, 03:52 AM	#9
doctorow Guru Posts: 914 Karma: 3410461 Join Date: May 2004 Device: Kindle Touch	Scott, this is a great book store you have. Thank you!

02-10-2005, 10:25 AM	#10
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	Diesil eBooks. I was just checking out your web page and I notice that on the main page at the very top under the tabs you have order info as one word. I was just trying to figure out what your reward points were and noticed it.

02-15-2005, 10:49 AM	#11
Diesel eBooks Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2004	Nice catch. Thank you! Scott Diesel eBooks

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