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Originally Posted by HarryT
You're not "locked into" anything. Where does this strange myth arise? Amazon have the best bookstore around, generally the best prices, and by FAR the best customer service. You don't "own" copies of eBooks from any bookstore - they are all licensed. Amazon are not different to any other store in that respect.
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Kobo with it's on onslaught of coupon codes actually has the best prices for e-books. It's not Fictionwise in it's heyday but currently the next best thing in terms of prices.
Amazon's Kindle is more walled in than other store propitiatory e-readers when it comes to DRM and format. That's not to say others don't have walls but they're certainly shorter. A Nook can read the DRM from Kobo or Sony e-books. (their social DRM also makes them easiest to share with others with Nooks or Nook apps and to store) Kobo and Sony can read each other. They can all read the Adobe DRM from other sellers and libraries (at least in the US) have far more epub books available for loan than mobi/azw/ what ever is Amazon's calling their special snowflake format this year.
Amazon has more independent titles through Kindle exclusives but there's not a shortage of them at the other retailers of Smashwords (which has quite a few independents Amazon doesn't after their content ban).
No matter, as said, do a search on "Apprentice Alf", get the tools, fire up Calibre and then you can choose the best hardware or reading software/app that meets your needs.