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Originally Posted by Book Depository
I would love to know how everyone decides how they buy their eBooks regardless of being free or paid for.
A few questions: - When buying/searching for eBooks do you search by format or by eReader?
- Do you know what format/s your eReader can read when searching or do you expect all eBooks to be read by your eReader?
- Before you bought your eReader did you know about software to convert a format to your eReaders format? If you didn't would you have liked to have been informed by the retailer?
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Suppose I better answer the survey as well:
(1) I search by book - the inconsistency of availability across formats and often market regions means if I really want a title I need to search for the eBook, then assess the best price/format choice available.
(2) Yes, I choose my devices based on what formats I prefer (in my case, FB2 is a must have, all other formats are optional, although it makes sense to have a major market format (usually DRM) available - it was Mobi, now seems to be ePub (ADE).
(3) Yes - due to my geographical location the earliest eBook dedicated devices (like Sony Libre) were not available to me to buy, so I had to make use of a PDA (Pocket PC Acer n10) for reading eBooks. In my research I came across the Russian developed FB2 format, reader software (for PC, PDA and Pocket PC) and the conversion tools needed. I tried using standard reader software on my Acer n10 (MS Reader and MobiPocket Reader) but their instability and poor formatting always forced me back to using FB2 formatted books and reading them with Haali Reader (Russian software).