Which ebook stores have you purchased from? - Page 3

jayne80 · 10-03-2010, 05:16 AM

I used to buy from fictionswise and booksonboard but since geo restrictions my preferred supplier was whsmiths followed by waterstones now I have my kindle it will probably be amazon.co.UK

Quake1028 · 10-03-2010, 07:44 PM

Amazon
B&N.com
Kobo
Smashwords
Baen
Public Library

phenomshel · 10-03-2010, 08:38 PM

I guess my favorite place to shop for ebooks is again Books on Board, since they have the Agency publishers back now. But during all that, as much as I read complaints about the Sony ebookstore, they are the ONLY ones who had Agency titles back in April, when all the hullabaloo was taking place with the Agency model crap, and NO ONE else had them. I have to give them props for that. (Yes, I realize that their cooperation probably made it easier to force everyone else into letting the publishers have their way with the Agency pricing model that is highly despised. But dang it, I wanted to read those books, and I didn't want to have to buy paper to do it! ).
But I've purchased from Fictionwise, Diesel, B&N, Amazon, also. Of those, probably my least favorites are Amazon and B&N, because you have to buy each title individually. My bank HATES that; and will sometimes refuse a sale because they think it's a duplicate transaction. I also MUCH prefer ePub as a format (and it's what my Sony Reader takes) so that's another strike against purchasing from Amazon. So I like Books on Board and Sony, where I can fill a cart and pay the whole amount at once.
Diesel has some stuff no one else has, even though a lot of the time they're way overpriced, and Fictionwise is good to find multiformat titles that no one else has, also.

WT Sharpe · 10-03-2010, 08:44 PM

Most of my money goes to Amazon, but I spread it around other places as well like Smashwords.

I just pre-ordered a book I've been wanting on my Kindle for a long time: The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951) by Eric Hoffer. Unfortunately, it won't be delivered to my Kindle until February 11, 2011.

sabredog · 10-03-2010, 08:59 PM

Stores I have purchased from but are unlikely to again

Diesel (very heavily geo restricted)
Fictionwise (range reduced, heavily geo restricted)
Mobileread (not much available there now)

Current stores I purchase from,

Smashwords
Double Dragon
Baen
Amazon
Kobo

I try and shop around particularly to try obtaining geo restricted titles. My success rate in this endeavour is shrinking however and other sources are being considered.

karenr_nz · 10-03-2010, 11:09 PM

I have shopped at various stores including Waterstones, BooksOnBoard, Fictionwise and Ezread. Unfortunately, virtually everything I want to buy is now georestricted at these sites.

Luckily Baen do not use Georestrictions and I still shop there.

Now that the selection is increasing at Whitcoulls (RedGroup affiliates) I will probably start shopping there.

murraypaul · 10-04-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

But I've purchased from Fictionwise, Diesel, B&N, Amazon, also. Of those, probably my least favorites are Amazon and B&N, because you have to buy each title individually. My bank HATES that; and will sometimes refuse a sale because they think it's a duplicate transaction. I also MUCH prefer ePub as a format (and it's what my Sony Reader takes) so that's another strike against purchasing from Amazon. So I like Books on Board and Sony, where I can fill a cart and pay the whole amount at once.

If you want to buy from Amazon, you could get around the multiple transactions issue by buying gift cards. If you apply them to your account they will sit as a positive balance, and purchases will come from that rather than your credit card when you do a 1-click buy, as for Kindle books. I can verify that this works for the UK store.

RDaneel54 · 10-04-2010, 12:43 PM

Back in the old days, ereader (formerly Peanut press, I believe).

More recently, Sony, Fictionwise, Amazon. They all have their pluses and negatives.

Currently, I'm enamored with Baen. No DRM and great prices. Since SF is one of my genres, I'll be buying there for the foreseeable future.

Frankly, Agency pricing really impacted my purchases, except for Baen.

Dean

jessicalynn · 10-05-2010, 09:38 PM

Kobo is my favorite place to shop these days. I have gotten very lucky with being able to apply their 1 and 2 dollar off coupons to more than one book.

Pookeysgirl · 10-06-2010, 02:20 PM

So far I've only bought books from Kobo. I'm now looking into buying at other sites that I've seen mentioned here on MR.

Cliff Ball · 10-14-2010, 09:20 AM

I mostly buy books on the Kindle, because I have the Kindle for PC. I've also downloaded from Smashwords, occasionally.

AlbertaCowboy · 10-14-2010, 09:31 AM

I really like Kobo. Sony used to drive me absolutely crazy with georestrictions, so I tend to stay away from them now. I generally refuse to buy DRM books anyways, but I really really really wanted General Rick Hillier's "A Soldier First", and Kobo was the only store I could find that carried it. That's the first time I bought from Kobo, and I thought it was much easier than Sony.

onewayherway · 10-14-2010, 09:32 AM

I have bought from Sony and Kobo. Haven't bought for a few months and now notice many Sony books are only US and it seems most ebooks are now more expensive than paperbacks. I guess publishers don't want to sell ebooks. I'm not going to pay more for something I can't even share. Has anyone else noticed the prices creeping up?

View Poll Results: Which ebook stores have you shopped at?
Amazon (Kindle)	114	45.78%
Sony Store	101	40.56%
Fictionwise	132	53.01%
B&N.com	59	23.69%
eReader.com	45	18.07%
Kobo	80	32.13%
Waterstones	30	12.05%
Smashwords	91	36.55%
Ezread	5	2.01%
CyberRead	20	8.03%
Diesel Books	35	14.06%
Baen (Webscriptions)	96	38.55%
Books on Board	76	30.52%
Public Library	61	24.50%
Other	80	32.13%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 249. You may not vote on this poll

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10-03-2010, 05:16 AM	#31
jayne80 Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 5837 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: iphone 4s, ipad 3, kindle touch,kindle PW, kobo mini, kobo aura	I used to buy from fictionswise and booksonboard but since geo restrictions my preferred supplier was whsmiths followed by waterstones now I have my kindle it will probably be amazon.co.UK

10-03-2010, 07:44 PM	#32
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Amazon B&N.com Kobo Smashwords Baen Public Library

10-03-2010, 08:38 PM	#33
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I guess my favorite place to shop for ebooks is again Books on Board, since they have the Agency publishers back now. But during all that, as much as I read complaints about the Sony ebookstore, they are the ONLY ones who had Agency titles back in April, when all the hullabaloo was taking place with the Agency model crap, and NO ONE else had them. I have to give them props for that. (Yes, I realize that their cooperation probably made it easier to force everyone else into letting the publishers have their way with the Agency pricing model that is highly despised. But dang it, I wanted to read those books, and I didn't want to have to buy paper to do it! ). But I've purchased from Fictionwise, Diesel, B&N, Amazon, also. Of those, probably my least favorites are Amazon and B&N, because you have to buy each title individually. My bank HATES that; and will sometimes refuse a sale because they think it's a duplicate transaction. I also MUCH prefer ePub as a format (and it's what my Sony Reader takes) so that's another strike against purchasing from Amazon. So I like Books on Board and Sony, where I can fill a cart and pay the whole amount at once. Diesel has some stuff no one else has, even though a lot of the time they're way overpriced, and Fictionwise is good to find multiformat titles that no one else has, also.

10-03-2010, 08:44 PM	#34
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Most of my money goes to Amazon, but I spread it around other places as well like Smashwords. I just pre-ordered a book I've been wanting on my Kindle for a long time: *The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements* (1951) by Eric Hoffer. Unfortunately, it won't be delivered to my Kindle until February 11, 2011.

10-03-2010, 08:59 PM	#35
sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Stores I have purchased from but are unlikely to again Diesel (very heavily geo restricted) Fictionwise (range reduced, heavily geo restricted) Mobileread (not much available there now) Current stores I purchase from, Smashwords Double Dragon Baen Amazon Kobo I try and shop around particularly to try obtaining geo restricted titles. My success rate in this endeavour is shrinking however and other sources are being considered.

10-03-2010, 11:09 PM	#36
karenr_nz Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 820 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: PB360	I have shopped at various stores including Waterstones, BooksOnBoard, Fictionwise and Ezread. Unfortunately, virtually everything I want to buy is now georestricted at these sites. Luckily Baen do not use Georestrictions and I still shop there. Now that the selection is increasing at Whitcoulls (RedGroup affiliates) I will probably start shopping there.

10-04-2010, 12:43 PM	#38
RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	Back in the old days, ereader (formerly Peanut press, I believe). More recently, Sony, Fictionwise, Amazon. They all have their pluses and negatives. Currently, I'm enamored with Baen. No DRM and great prices. Since SF is one of my genres, I'll be buying there for the foreseeable future. Frankly, Agency pricing really impacted my purchases, except for Baen. Dean

10-05-2010, 09:38 PM	#39
jessicalynn Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 10099 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook First Gen (broken), iPad, Kindle Touch SO	Kobo is my favorite place to shop these days. I have gotten very lucky with being able to apply their 1 and 2 dollar off coupons to more than one book.

10-06-2010, 02:20 PM	#40
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	So far I've only bought books from Kobo. I'm now looking into buying at other sites that I've seen mentioned here on MR.

10-14-2010, 09:20 AM	#41
Cliff Ball Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 525420 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Device: none	I mostly buy books on the Kindle, because I have the Kindle for PC. I've also downloaded from Smashwords, occasionally.

10-14-2010, 09:31 AM	#42
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	I really like Kobo. Sony used to drive me absolutely crazy with georestrictions, so I tend to stay away from them now. I generally refuse to buy DRM books anyways, but I really really really wanted General Rick Hillier's "A Soldier First", and Kobo was the only store I could find that carried it. That's the first time I bought from Kobo, and I thought it was much easier than Sony.

10-14-2010, 09:32 AM	#43
onewayherway Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony reader 505	I have bought from Sony and Kobo. Haven't bought for a few months and now notice many Sony books are only US and it seems most ebooks are now more expensive than paperbacks. I guess publishers don't want to sell ebooks. I'm not going to pay more for something I can't even share. Has anyone else noticed the prices creeping up?