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Originally Posted by ApK
You won't be able to discount indie authors for much longer. I think we're seeing a serious sea change happening.
In any case, my argument for a while now (and the reason for the poll I started) has been that the selection and prices at the handful of big general DRM stores is so comparable, that the "locked into Amazon" argument for choosing an ADEPT compatible reader over a Kindle seems pointless.
Not only that, but we only seem to hear dire warnings against the Kindle in favor of the ADEPT compatible ones, and never warnings the other way, when the anecdata (love the word, stealing it) here seems to indicate the Amazon customers find maybe even a bit more of what they look for than the customers of the other big 3 or 4 combined. Combined because the whole point of the argument is that you will have combined shopping power of those other stores, while with a Kindle, you are 'stuck with only' Amazon.
It seems instead it just as often the 'combined' shoppers who are 'stuck' not being able to shop at Amazon.
Personally, I shop at all of the stores, but it's usually just to take advantage of "free with coupon" deals I find here...stuff that I would not have gone looking for but am happy to try for free.
When I have gone looking for titles, I've occasionally taken advantage of a Kobo coupon over Amazon, but I've also hit Amazon promos that beat Kobo.
ApK |
and basically all my point was if you want to shop around ereaders that do support ePub are much easier to deal with. I too take advantage Kobo basically on a bi weekly basis. Too many great coupons they send, it's cheaper, and no stripping drm etc. That's my point
With a kindle, unless you are into more self published indie writers, you do have to jump through more hoops, if you want to buy more mainstream copyrited,publisher's books. That is a fact.