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Originally Posted by Synamon
You're welcome.
Yes, Amazon/Kindle is mobi, all the others (Kobo, Sony, Nook) are epub. Usually Adobe epub, which means you unlock them with Adobe Digital Editions, which you should already be familiar with from downloading to your computer from Kobo (unless you've only been downloading directly to the device). Since calibre can convert from epub to mobi and vice versa with a click of the convert icon (once DRM is gone), it's possible to obtain books in either format and put them on the reader of your choice.
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Yes, thankfully I've learned how to do this, so that's a plus for me!
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Disclaimer: this is my personal opinion. Listing from worst to first: the Sony reader store is kinda crappy, Google Play (another place you can buy epubs) is awkward, Barnes & Noble won't sell to Canadians so [language edit], Kobo is the best epub option (and the discount codes keep the prices reasonable), but they all pale in comparison to Amazon. The searches and "other buyers bought this" hints and bestseller lists by genre or price and reviews and deals and freebies and price matching and apps so you can read your ebooks on a million devices are all valuable things Amazon brings to the table, plus their one-click purchase is hassle free.
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I appreciate your frankness, especially in regards to Barnes & Noble, I literally LOL.
I definitely appreciate your honesty, so thank you. My only problem with Kobo/pricing, yes, they have offers/coupons, but they don't apply to all books, which quite honestly, is annoying as hell. I understand it has to do with publishers rights, etc. But anyways say I want to buy all of 1 author's books, ie. Anne Rice. Last I checked at kobo, most of them are $10 + each, and the coupons don't apply. Do you have a store you could recommend for purchases like that? I've read about a few, but not sure how reputable, and am hesitant to be giving out credit card info. ie Diesel, books on board.
Also, a quick search shows me I'd have to use Amazon.com, not .ca But I'm getting that you highly recommend Amazons software, so that's something I will strongly consider.
And I'm not opposed to buying through them as I've done so in the past, just asking.
I apologize, I understand we've strayed from Kindle vs Sony, but I've wanted to ask about stores/pricing without posting separate thread since I'm sure its been discussed to death, just not by me. And I've been too sidetracked trying to fix my Kobo to read anymore here. Til today.
So thank you for indulging our sidebar.
