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Originally Posted by DreamWriter
It's not that authors/publishers don't provide ePub (and other formats) because they want to exclude readers. It just isn't as simple as offering an e-book in Kindle format. Amazon makes the process very easy. Some of the other distributors certainly don't!
I started a separate thread asking where ePub users purchase their books. The answers so far:
- Barnes & Noble
- Kobo
- Baen
- Feedbooks
- Fictionwise
- Smashwords
Nobody's mentioned the Sony store yet. So then, the question becomes, which outlet do I choose? Someone's going to feel left out because I won't be including all outlets.
I realize that not everyone is familiar with Calibre or wants to bother with it, but it is quite easy to convert between formats, especially if the file is DRM-free. I don't hate on ePub, but the choices really aren't as straightforward as some think. |
I think I mentioned the Sony store, but as a place I don't shop.
The biggest problem is, so many people buy from where they get their reader from. Kindle readers use Amazon (although not much choice), nook users from B&N, etc. None of the major players do not run their own store (or their own store with no reader). And several of them attempt some sort of lock in, to keep out other people (so they have to buy their reader if they want to buy from them) and to keep their customers in (mostly just Amazon on that).
In my experience, based on what I've heard from people, most people if they don't have a Kindle or a nook buy from Kobo, since they got to be a big ebook store before they rolled out their reader, and still have that going from them.