As a relatively new Kobo Touch (KT) owner I'm curious where other Australians (AU) purchase their eBooks. There seems to be a lot of posts around that include stores that I’m unsure allow purchases for those of us in AU. On the flip side a lot of these lists/posts seem to neglect many other stores that are available to us. Anyway I'd be curious on peoples (from AU) feedback on not just what stores worked well, but just general experience as I know there are a few KT owners downunder.
Please note that I'm aware of vpn/geo/address shenanigans, and of certain file liberation that one can perform, but I'm just interested in stores that offer eBooks that will work as is for AU persons, without such workarounds.
Stores I've Used:
* Kobobooks [CA] - (
www.kobobooks.com)
* The Book Depository [UK] (
www.thebookdepository.com |
www.thebookdepository.co.uk)
Stores that work in AU:
* Borders [AU] (
www.borders.com.au)
* Angus & Robinson [AU] (
http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/)
* Dymocks [AU] (
http://www.dymocks.com.au/)
* eBooks [AU] (
http://www.ebooks.com/)
* Booku [AU] (
http://www.booku.com/)
* Read Without Paper [AU] (
http://www.readwithoutpaper.com.au) <- site was down when I tried to visit (db error) so unsure of this one.
* WebScription eBooks (WebScription.net) - Sci-Fi / DRM-Free
* Smashwords [US] (
http://www.smashwords.com/) - Indie / DRM-Free
* Diesel eBook Store [US] (
http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/)
* BeWrite [CA] (
http://www.bewrite.net/) - Indie Fiction & Poetry, DRM-Free
Stores I'm unsure if they work in AU (?):
* Powell's Books [US] (
http://www.powells.com/)
* Books On Board [US] (
http://www.booksonboard.com)
* Fictionwise [US] (
http://www.fictionwise.com/)
* Google Books [US] (
http://books.google.com/)
* Foyles [UK] (
http://www.foyles.co.uk/)
Stores not available in AU:
* SONY Reader Store [US] (
http://ebookstore.sony.com/)
* Borders [US] (
www.borders.com)
* Barnes and Noble [US] (
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/)
* Waterstone [UK] (
http://www.waterstones.com/)
* WHSmith [UK] (
http://www.whsmith.co.uk/)
Stores that don't support KT:
* Amazon Kindle Store [US] (
www.amazon.com)
* Apple iBooks [US/AU] (iTunes)
* Readings [AU] (
http://ebooks.readings.com.au/)
... the other annoying thing I've noticed is that the eBook search engines (I've tried) list prices and availability for those in US/UK. Are there any ones for an AU audience?