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Originally Posted by ottdmk
Here in Canada, 90% of the time the price is exactly the same. If it's different, it's often in favour of Kobo due to Kobo+.
I occasionally buy from Amazon, but I dislike it. I have calibre set up with an older DeDRM, but I'd rather just buy from Kobo and download it to my e-reader (well, the app right now, but new e-reader by Christmas.)
One of these days I need to get around to backing up my Kobo books though. That'll be an exercise. I have Obok, but I have a lot of stuff to backup...
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Your experience is interesting. I can't of course speak for Canada, though I would imagine that it is similar to Australia given the apparent dominance of agency pricing for traditionally published books. Agency titles are of course the same price across platforms.
However, your Kobo+ comment is interesting. Presumably an Amazon user could state, modifying your own statement, that "If it's different, it's often in favour of Amazon due to Kindle Unlimited."
i just had a quick look at Kobo+ for the first time. It does not require exclusivity from Authors, which is a good thing. However, I doubt that at this stage it has anywhere near the number of books on KU. Are any of the large treaditional publishers supporting it? I certainly welcome an alternative to KU. I don't plan to support it at this stage, but will keep an eye on itas it develops. it seems to be a relative newcomer to markets outside of Canada. As I understand the situation it has not yet come to the US.
i do not buy agency titles. The ones I do read I borrow from one of the many libraries where I am a member.