Google ebooks helps you support your local Books stores

=X= · 12-01-2011, 03:58 PM

ABA, BlueFire (Bluefire reader) productions, Google have teamed up to produce a product called IndieBound Reader™

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Independent bookstores have partnered with Google to sell Google eBooks™ because of its open and accessible platform, so indies can provide an easy way for their customers to discover, read, and buy ebooks at while supporting local business. The ebooks are sold directly through independent bookstore websites. (more...)

It looks like currently only Android is supported, but they have plans to add an iOS product. The android app will allow in app purchasing, while the iOS app will not.

Links
IndieBound Reader for Android

List of 300+ Independent bookstores who are participating. . Looks like one of my favorite bookstores I use to haunt--when I read pBooks is on the list. Time to start visiting them again.

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stonetools · 12-01-2011, 05:55 PM

I don't know if this will work to help indie bookstores survive, but I earnestly hope it does work. If you truly care about the survival of indie bookstores, when omne concrete way to help is to use a Google Books ereader device or app and buy ebooks from your locasl independent store through Google.

rdjack21 · 12-01-2011, 10:30 PM

While I like the idea I just wonder if they are using some other different form of DRM on the books.

khalleron · 12-02-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by rdjack21

While I like the idea I just wonder if they are using some other different form of DRM on the books.

It's Adobe DRM.

OK, I read down the list and I just gotta point out this one.

http://www.moseisleybooks.com/gbook/help/about

Nahgem · 12-03-2011, 04:29 PM

*sigh* I wish my local indie bookstore had gone the Google route when they started selling ebooks. I'd love to continue supporting them now that I've gone mostly digital, but they chose Blio as their ebook partner, and I'm not going to buy ebooks I can't read on my actual ereader.

Anyway, I hope that this, and other similar sorts of plans, work because indie stores are awesome and need to survive.

=X= · 12-03-2011, 06:59 PM

I think a lot of posters here are right on. It is important to help out our local business. R.A. Salvatore did a book signing at the indie store I frequent. That is one thing I do miss about eBooks no physical pretense.... I guess they can do web chats but that's not the same.

starrigger · 12-04-2011, 01:32 AM

This sounds great in principle. Unfortunately, the Google ebookstore is a slow-motion train wreck, filled with hopelessly garbled book descriptions. At least half my own books in the store have descriptions that belong with other peoples' books. And it's been that way for over a year, despite repeated attempts to have it fixed.

I wish something like this could be set up between indie bookstores and an ebookstore that actually worked!

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12-01-2011, 05:55 PM	#2
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	I don't know if this will work to help indie bookstores survive, but I earnestly hope it does work. If you truly care about the survival of indie bookstores, when omne concrete way to help is to use a Google Books ereader device or app and buy ebooks from your locasl independent store through Google.

12-01-2011, 10:30 PM	#3
rdjack21 Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 3241792 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Elocity A7, Nook STR, Galaxy Nexus	While I like the idea I just wonder if they are using some other different form of DRM on the books.

12-03-2011, 04:29 PM	#5
Nahgem Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1065326 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Nooks	sigh I wish my local indie bookstore had gone the Google route when they started selling ebooks. I'd love to continue supporting them now that I've gone mostly digital, but they chose Blio as their ebook partner, and I'm not going to buy ebooks I can't read on my actual ereader. Anyway, I hope that this, and other similar sorts of plans, work because indie stores are awesome and need to survive.

12-03-2011, 06:59 PM	#6
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	I think a lot of posters here are right on. It is important to help out our local business. R.A. Salvatore did a book signing at the indie store I frequent. That is one thing I do miss about eBooks no physical pretense.... I guess they can do web chats but that's not the same.

12-04-2011, 01:32 AM	#7
starrigger Jeffrey A. Carver Posts: 1,355 Karma: 1107383 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Device: Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus, Droid phone, Nook HD+	This sounds great in principle. Unfortunately, the Google ebookstore is a slow-motion train wreck, filled with hopelessly garbled book descriptions. At least half my own books in the store have descriptions that belong with other peoples' books. And it's been that way for over a year, despite repeated attempts to have it fixed. I wish something like this could be set up between indie bookstores and an ebookstore that actually worked!