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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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1. I look for the title first, then the format. If my format of choice is not available (or is way more $$$), I yell at the computer and wave my fists around, and go away disappointed. If the book is non-DRMed, all is well: I just download and do a format-shift with calibre.
2. I tend to stick to stores and providers that I know sell books in my preferred formats.
3. Before I bought my first device, the format-shifting software available was pretty fragmented and a pain to use. calibre is wonderful, however. I tell everyone who is getting into ebooks about it.