09-05-2010, 11:30 AM | #46 |
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I've just made my first ebook purchase using Kobo. I paid less than £6 for a newly published book, which Waterstones were charging over £18 for. I never realised ebooks could be so expensive, having only acquired books from naughty Auntie Torrence before now.
I do have a couple of questions, being new to the whole buying books thing, why isn't the Sony store available in the UK and are ebooks from Amazon only compatible with Kindle? |
09-18-2010, 11:26 AM | #47 |
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Yes kindle books can only be used on a kindle, but if you search the net u can find out how to get them on your Sony.
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09-27-2010, 09:43 PM | #48 |
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Sony store supplies books in the US, Waterstones in the UK... all down to publishing agreements... same reason books have US editions and UK editions (or Canadian, Australian etc.)
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12-07-2010, 01:21 PM | #49 |
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(not only) programming books
I bought and read on my Sony PRS-600 books from:
1) http://oreilly.com/ (plenty of software-development and computer related books) Books are DRM-free, available (all formats for single price) as .epub, .pdf, .mobi and more (I used .epub on my sony and .pdf to print selected parts from PC). Note: they have nice "ebook of the day" initiative 2) http://rosenfeldmedia.com (small but interesting choice of usability-related books) DRM-free, .epub and .pdf (all formats for single price) 3) http://www.packtpub.com/ (software-development, mostly open-source related) DRM-free, .pdf (with my name and address in the footer on every page) and .epub (seemingly without such a thing). Both formats for single price but .epubs are not available immediately, at least not for fresh books. 4) http://www.orbooks.com/ (small publisher, social, political, ...) DRM-free, .epub, .pdf, .mobi, .prc 5) http://www.sitepoint.com (mostly web design) I bought a few (non-DRM) .pdfs from them (didn't work very well on reader due to difficulties while reflowing code samples), now I see they also offer .epub (which I haven't tested yet) let me also add: 6) http://pragprog.com/ (software development) DRM-free .epub, .pdf and .mobi. I haven't bought from them yet so haven't tested, but I don't expect problems. |
12-10-2010, 02:10 AM | #50 |
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Thanks Mekk, that is a great list. I haven't purchased form O'Reilly because I have access to Safari, but it reading on the computer is kind of a pain. Of course, reading reference books on an eBook reader is a pain too, so I never shelled out the money for other books, but I will keep the option in mind for books that are very good. The other ones I didn't know about at all.
Cheers, llr |
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12-16-2010, 05:31 PM | #51 |
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Thanks guys
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01-03-2011, 01:30 AM | #52 |
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half.com my university book store uses them and other suppliers
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01-06-2011, 03:20 PM | #53 |
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Name: Lazy Day Books
Site: http://www.lazydaybooks.com Price: Varies Genre: Various Number: 200,000+ Format: EPUB Notes: Features reading for entertainment, but has all subjects available to search |
01-07-2011, 06:12 AM | #54 |
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Are they DRM infected?
Very limited choice of Fantasy. |
01-14-2011, 08:32 AM | #55 |
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They are Adobe DRM and the category listings are ever-growing. You can also use the search box if you're looking for a particular ebook.
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01-14-2011, 05:25 PM | #56 |
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02-05-2011, 03:10 PM | #57 |
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I've had a surge in downloads for one of my non-promoted free ebooks from the Sony store. There's nothing in the forums or Google that would suggest a cause. It puzzles me. Wish I knew the trick.
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03-03-2011, 03:54 AM | #58 |
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I have got a sony ereader PRS 600 bought from US. I am unable to downloads books from sony reader stores as it keep asking for US credit cards and mailing address. Is there any other ways i can buys books on ereader. Please suggest good e books sites thats supported by sony ereader, where we can get the latest books.
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03-03-2011, 04:28 AM | #59 |
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Where are you located bybee14? I'm guessing any online book store in your country or region sells ePub books as well.
Don't forget to see if you've got a library where you can borrow books online. As for the US Sony store, I can shop there with one of my credit cards. It's Swedish, but I have used a US friend's address when registering on Sony, and it works for me. |
03-11-2011, 06:55 PM | #60 |
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It's question's like these why we need to know where people live. We cannot give proper information if we don't know what information is relevant.
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