Favorite non-Amazon or BN eBook Store?

mcrow24 · 05-23-2011, 03:50 PM

I did a search and didn't see this posted, though I didn't look at all of the 100+ unrelated things that came up.

Which store do you buy from the most?

I exclude the two big ones because they seem obvious.

Mine:

Smashwords
Kobo Books
EBooks Media

carld · 05-23-2011, 03:55 PM

Smashwords definitely, Fictionwise at one time, but I haven't bought anything there lately.

AnemicOak · 05-23-2011, 03:58 PM

Webscription
Kobo

Very occasionally...
Smashwords
Diesel
Books on Board
and from individual small publishers

ATDrake · 05-23-2011, 04:12 PM

Baen's Webscription if they had broader selection (I only like MilSF up to a point; wish Subterranean had stuck around and Tor had come to that deal they were going to make; but at least Night Shade is still there and Baen've been doing up classic sf bundles).

Kobo if they had better US/Canadian comparative pricing (nasty habit of using the Canadian print price as their base digital price and then taking off the discounts) and more frequent nice coupons.

Fictionwise if they actually sent me the darn newsletter with the new releases announcements and the coupon deals and stopped randomly deleting MultiFormat stuff from their catalogue for what seems like no visible reason. And also brought back Micropay and the BuyWise membership at reduced prices to apply perhaps only to select qualifying ebooks now that they've purged all the Agency titles.

Smashwords if they had more backlist authors, better organization, and a way to delete all those pesky free-with-coupon-now-you-can't-get-rid-of-it low-quality reads you don't want to have cluttering up the library.

BookViewCafé if they had the occasional sale/more bundles and discounted a few of their books and kept their serialized versions up slightly longer to allow the slow/busy reader to catch up. But that's a minor nicety since they seem to be doing almost everything else right: multiple downloadable formats, read in full online, good selection of backlist authors, lots of free shorter stories to try.

I suppose the BVC must rank closest to my favourite.

Pomtroll · 05-23-2011, 04:17 PM

Kobo, Sony, Books on Board & Smashwords.

Little_bear · 05-23-2011, 04:30 PM

Smashwords, Borders, Kobo, Baen.

Occasionally: Books on Board, Fictionwise.

mcrow24 · 05-23-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pomtroll

Kobo, Sony, Books on Board & Smashwords.

Does Sony sell Adobe Digital Editions compatible books?

AnemicOak · 05-23-2011, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrow24

Does Sony sell Adobe Digital Editions compatible books?

Yes. They used "standard" Adobe ID DRM'd ePub's, same thing you get at Kobo.

mcrow24 · 05-23-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Yes. They used "standard" Adobe ID DRM'd ePub's, same thing you get at Kobo.

Great! Another option.

ApK · 05-23-2011, 05:16 PM

Baen (free library), Kobo (when there is a free deal with coupon), Smashwords, probably in that order, if judging by the amount of content I've obtained from each.

CWatkinsNash · 05-23-2011, 05:16 PM

AllRomance/OmniLit - multiple formats
Baen Webscriptions - multiple formats
Fictionwise - when they have a coupon - some multi-format, others secure formats
eHarlequin - ADE ePub
Smashwords - multiple formats

Catlady · 05-23-2011, 08:55 PM

Kobo, because of the coupons. I had never shopped at Fictionwise till last week, when I went a bit nuts with their 60 percent off coupon.

AJ Starr · 05-23-2011, 09:05 PM

Only Books on Board. I don't want to spread my purchases between several stores in case I have to redownload (haven't had to do that yet).

And, with one exception which is ONLY available on Amazon, BoB has everything I need.

(As far as the one exception, I won't buy from Amazon)

AJ

dreams · 05-24-2011, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcrow24

Favorite non-Amazon or BN eBook Store?<snip>
Which store do you buy from the most?

I exclude the two big ones because they seem obvious.
<snip>

Smashwords
Fictionwise
Sony
Kobo

perilous · 05-24-2011, 09:06 AM

Kobo, as they seem to have the best range for Australia and their regular discount coupons make the pricing attractive.

BeWrite books has caught my attention recently. They have an interesting selection, DRM free, reasonably priced and the epub file quality is first rate.

05-23-2011, 03:50 PM	#1
mcrow24 Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 35788 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle,Augen "The book", Nook	Favorite non-Amazon or BN eBook Store? I did a search and didn't see this posted, though I didn't look at all of the 100+ unrelated things that came up. Which store do you buy from the most? I exclude the two big ones because they seem obvious. Mine: Smashwords Kobo Books EBooks Media

05-23-2011, 03:58 PM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,401 Karma: 18771935 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	Webscription Kobo Very occasionally... Smashwords Diesel Books on Board and from individual small publishers __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

05-23-2011, 05:16 PM	#11
CWatkinsNash Evil Hat Posts: 2,964 Karma: 21580288 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Device: Sony T1, Acer Iconia A200	AllRomance/OmniLit - multiple formats Baen Webscriptions - multiple formats Fictionwise - when they have a coupon - some multi-format, others secure formats eHarlequin - ADE ePub Smashwords - multiple formats __________________ My 2013 GR Reading Challenge progress! Avatar Origins~MobileRead Book Challenges on Goodreads *"The crap is legion." - MrsJoseph* Last edited by CWatkinsNash; 05-23-2011 at 05:17 PM. Reason: added format info

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05-23-2011, 03:55 PM	#2
carld Wizard Posts: 2,649 Karma: 3273499 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, Droid Razr Maxx HD	Smashwords definitely, Fictionwise at one time, but I haven't bought anything there lately.

05-23-2011, 04:12 PM	#4
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 5,993 Karma: 14640083 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International & Sony PRS-T1	Baen's Webscription if they had broader selection (I only like MilSF up to a point; wish Subterranean had stuck around and Tor had come to that deal they were going to make; but at least Night Shade is still there and Baen've been doing up classic sf bundles). Kobo if they had better US/Canadian comparative pricing (nasty habit of using the Canadian print price as their base digital price and then taking off the discounts) and more frequent nice coupons. Fictionwise if they actually sent me the darn newsletter with the new releases announcements and the coupon deals and stopped randomly deleting MultiFormat stuff from their catalogue for what seems like no visible reason. And also brought back Micropay and the BuyWise membership at reduced prices to apply perhaps only to select qualifying ebooks now that they've purged all the Agency titles. Smashwords if they had more backlist authors, better organization, and a way to delete all those pesky free-with-coupon-now-you-can't-get-rid-of-it low-quality reads you don't want to have cluttering up the library. BookViewCafé if they had the occasional sale/more bundles and discounted a few of their books and kept their serialized versions up slightly longer to allow the slow/busy reader to catch up. But that's a minor nicety since they seem to be doing almost everything else right: multiple downloadable formats, read in full online, good selection of backlist authors, lots of free shorter stories to try. I suppose the BVC must rank closest to my favourite.

05-23-2011, 04:17 PM	#5
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 798 Karma: 1207775 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch	Kobo, Sony, Books on Board & Smashwords.

05-23-2011, 04:30 PM	#6
Little_bear Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 1111508 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Notion Ink Adam, Kobo Touch	Smashwords, Borders, Kobo, Baen. Occasionally: Books on Board, Fictionwise.

05-23-2011, 05:16 PM	#10
ApK What did you call me? Posts: 3,171 Karma: 16000009 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	Baen (free library), Kobo (when there is a free deal with coupon), Smashwords, probably in that order, if judging by the amount of content I've obtained from each.

05-23-2011, 08:55 PM	#12
Catlady Wizard Posts: 1,973 Karma: 5078806 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: jetBook Lite, Libre Color	Kobo, because of the coupons. I had never shopped at Fictionwise till last week, when I went a bit nuts with their 60 percent off coupon.

05-23-2011, 09:05 PM	#13
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 772 Karma: 1023994 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	Only Books on Board. I don't want to spread my purchases between several stores in case I have to redownload (haven't had to do that yet). And, with one exception which is ONLY available on Amazon, BoB has everything I need. (As far as the one exception, I won't buy from Amazon) AJ

05-24-2011, 09:06 AM	#15
perilous Member Posts: 19 Karma: 88 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	Kobo, as they seem to have the best range for Australia and their regular discount coupons make the pricing attractive. BeWrite books has caught my attention recently. They have an interesting selection, DRM free, reasonably priced and the epub file quality is first rate.


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