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Originally Posted by ApK
Do keep in mind that "but I'm still reluctant to limit my purchases to Amazon" is not really the issue. There are other sources for books for Kindle besides Amazon (Smashwords, O'Reilly, Baen, direct sales sites, libraries, PD sites, etc).
But presuming we're talking only about "large mass-market DRM ebook sellers," on a practical level, that means "B&N, Kobo, and Google."
Apple is a different system, Sony is out, and while I may be forgetting one or two ADE-based contenders at most, it's not like you are ensuring a huge world of competitive options.
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Note that this varies widely across the world. Here, there's also epub sellers like Big W, JB Hifi, QBD, Bookworld/A&R, Booktopia, Boomerang Books, txtr, Optus, and at least a handful or two of indies.