Good ebook stores? - Page 3

ghostyjack · 11-19-2012, 11:51 AM

I'm doing the shopping this Friday, I will have my eyes peeled.

NickyWithNook · 11-20-2012, 09:48 AM

I think Amazon has the best store. Barnes and Noble's store doesn't work well with an iPad anyway, I push buttons and nothing happens all the time. Kind of buggy. Also, I don't think their customer service is quite as good as Amazon's.

Oh I see you're in the UK. Well B&N isn't available there anyway.

I don't know what's there other than Amazon, but it is a really good store with an amazing selection and great customer service if you have a problem.

HarryT · 11-20-2012, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickyWithNook

Oh I see you're in the UK. Well B&N isn't available there anyway.

I don't know what's there other than Amazon, but it is a really good store with an amazing selection and great customer service if you have a problem.

Actually B&N do operate in the UK now. But Amazon's store is still way, way better.

Slider1960 · 11-20-2012, 01:57 PM

Wow, this thread took off! Sorry for not replying sooner, I've been off line for a few days.

Strange given that Amazon started in books, I never really thought about them, I guess that's because I just associate them with Kindle.

I already have one click check out with Amazon so that's not a biggie for me, just being able to get a book that I can put on my trusty old Cybook in Mobi format is the main thing.

Best give it a go then. Thanks all.

DuckieTigger · 11-20-2012, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slider1960

Wow, this thread took off! Sorry for not replying sooner, I've been off line for a few days.

Strange given that Amazon started in books, I never really thought about them, I guess that's because I just associate them with Kindle.

I already have one click check out with Amazon so that's not a biggie for me, just being able to get a book that I can put on my trusty old Cybook in Mobi format is the main thing.

Best give it a go then. Thanks all.

Just remember, you have to remove the DRM from any Kindle book first to be able to put them on the Cybook.

pwalker8 · 11-21-2012, 09:48 AM

I would suspect that with the closing of several ebook stores, more people will be removing the DRM off books they purchase.

caleb72 · 11-22-2012, 01:51 AM

Speaking from an Australian perspective, I certainly like Amazon most for my ebook purchasing.

I have a naughty B&N account, but I really don't like the responsiveness of their site and Kobobooks is atrocious. I don't think the store setup in Smashwords is very good at all, although I like them in principle. Google Play is a bit of disaster.

I will buy from any store if I know there are books there that I want at the best price. But when it comes to a general online shopping experience, I greatly prefer Amazon to everything else I've experienced thus far.

Yapyap · 11-22-2012, 02:25 AM

Amazon, Kobobooks and BooksOnBoard for me.

I occasionally also look at publisher-specific sites/shops (I'm not fond of Baen's site, their cover design style or really most of their output but a lot of people love their books and I like their DRM-free, multi-format attitude in principle); some of them are trying interesting things, such as Angry Robot's / Strange Chemistry's subscription packages (DRM-free epub).

Apart from the publisher-specific sites, the three shops mentioned above are really the only ones of any use to me, as many others (B&N, Google Play, all the UK shops) are regionally restricted, i.e. useless for me.

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11-19-2012, 11:51 AM	#31
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	I'm doing the shopping this Friday, I will have my eyes peeled.

11-20-2012, 09:48 AM	#32
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 748 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	I think Amazon has the best store. Barnes and Noble's store doesn't work well with an iPad anyway, I push buttons and nothing happens all the time. Kind of buggy. Also, I don't think their customer service is quite as good as Amazon's. Oh I see you're in the UK. Well B&N isn't available there anyway. I don't know what's there other than Amazon, but it is a really good store with an amazing selection and great customer service if you have a problem.

11-20-2012, 01:57 PM	#34
Slider1960 Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 596608 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3, Kindle PaperWhite, iPad	Wow, this thread took off! Sorry for not replying sooner, I've been off line for a few days. Strange given that Amazon started in books, I never really thought about them, I guess that's because I just associate them with Kindle. I already have one click check out with Amazon so that's not a biggie for me, just being able to get a book that I can put on my trusty old Cybook in Mobi format is the main thing. Best give it a go then. Thanks all.

11-21-2012, 09:48 AM	#36
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I would suspect that with the closing of several ebook stores, more people will be removing the DRM off books they purchase.

11-22-2012, 01:51 AM	#37
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Speaking from an Australian perspective, I certainly like Amazon most for my ebook purchasing. I have a naughty B&N account, but I really don't like the responsiveness of their site and Kobobooks is atrocious. I don't think the store setup in Smashwords is very good at all, although I like them in principle. Google Play is a bit of disaster. I will buy from any store if I know there are books there that I want at the best price. But when it comes to a general online shopping experience, I greatly prefer Amazon to everything else I've experienced thus far.

11-22-2012, 02:25 AM	#38
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Amazon, Kobobooks and BooksOnBoard for me. I occasionally also look at publisher-specific sites/shops (I'm not fond of Baen's site, their cover design style or really most of their output but a lot of people love their books and I like their DRM-free, multi-format attitude in principle); some of them are trying interesting things, such as Angry Robot's / Strange Chemistry's subscription packages (DRM-free epub). Apart from the publisher-specific sites, the three shops mentioned above are really the only ones of any use to me, as many others (B&N, Google Play, all the UK shops) are regionally restricted, i.e. useless for me.

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