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Originally Posted by OldCrank
Thank you Susan, so you are saying that Amazon and Barnes & Noble have the exact same books at the same prices? I guess I don't understand, since I find ebooks at Amazon that B&N do not offer and visa versa, so that is why I want to get books from both of them, or even some of the other etailers.
If they all have the same books, that is great news for me, since the searches I have done so far, show that they all offer some different books and some the same.
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The major publishers all sell from all the bookstores, including Amazon. Some self-published books might be available on one retail site, but not another, but not mainstream books.
Occasionally, a book will come out in one format (e.g. ePub) a few days or weeks before it comes out in the other (e.g. Amazon) format, but that is fairly uncommon, in my experience.
Some books from Baen are only available from them, or are available from Baen (webscription.net) at a lower price than they charge from Amazon, etc. They are the publisher, so that is their choice. Personally, I buy lots from Baen, because I like science fiction, and their books are DRM-free.
Edited to add: I believe Amazon made some exclusive deals on a few books, though.