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Originally Posted by Graham44
That's a shame to hear  Did you only ever buy ebooks from Amazon? I've found my ebook enthusiasm has returned since Amazon removed D&T, I've found a few alternative places to buy from and having that variety (each shop has it's own personality/ feel) has made looking for my next book much more exciting. |
My first ereader was the original Nook. At the time, I considered Amazon to be the Evil Empire. I was a very happy Barnes & Noble customer for years until they removed the ability to download epub directly from their website. (My memory is fuzzy, but I think there was a period when Nook for Mac was an option, but that didn't last long.)
That's when I made the reluctant switch to the Dark Side (aka Amazon/Kindle). I grew to appreciate Kindle and became a happy Amazon/Kindle customer once I figured out how easy it was to obtain and convert azw3 to epub (I'm not thrilled with the code that results from converting KFX to epub). But then D&T was removed, and now the only way to get azw3 is from my old K4BNT with a dying battery, and who knows how long that will continue to be supported.
I know a lot of folks have switched to Kobo, but I've lost my enthusiasm for book-buying. Also, while there are a few authors who are auto-buy for me, most of the books I purchase are ones I started reading as a library loan — i.e., if I really love a library book and want to keep it, I will purchase it. But now I'm thinking, "why bother? I've already read it, if I want to read it again, maybe I'll buy it then — or maybe I'll just borrow it again from the library."