[meghane_e]

I'm finding it's not too hard to use B&N, at least this year. The app was more difficult in the past but it seems to have been worked out.

1. Buy B&N book.
2. Use the Nook app on PC/Mac.
3. Sync file (click on the bottom of the app to bring up activity bars.
4. Download book.
5. (I only know PC) Find the library location by going to ~user\AppData\Local\Packages\BarnesNoble*\LocalSta te

I know it's infinitely easier than Amazon:
Almost no books released in 2024 on Amazon seem accessible. Even when they don't have DRM, the books won't download unless it's on a more recent version of the Kindle Reading app. Books released in 2021-2023 has some that are, some that aren't.

They've also been re-releasing many books with added DRM.