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Some things I like about Google (as opposed to other ePub vendors):
1-they have a web reader with tight integration with the storefront, which is much improved
2-many books are available in both ePub and PDF. PDF is much maligned as a mobile reading format, but given how inferior formatting often is for ePub, it is nice to have the option, particularly on tablets that are large enough to display full book pages (which can often display at 100% on 9-10" tablets_. Google Play Books is actually a decent reading app (it seems to be more like a web app like Kindle Cloud Reader), and switches seamlessly between PDF and ePub without losing your place. Too bad I can't get it to run on Fire (again probably because it is a web app)...
I guess that in theory, you can support an independent bookseller with your purchase, but that's not a factor for me since the only bookseller in my region that I patronize does not participate.
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