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Old 01-25-2026, 05:27 PM   #16
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When I have trouble, I usually try site search on google such as
"site:kobo.com h beam piper"
It tends to get pretty good results. It does pick up some entries that refer to H. Beam Piper, but not a lot of junk.
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Old 01-25-2026, 08:52 PM   #17
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Add Audible to the list of book sites with horrible search engines. And yes, I know they are part of Amazon.
They will show a supposedly 5,000 results of a search. Unfortunately, with 50 per page it only shows 10 pages. If my math is correct there seems to be a zero missing in the search results.
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Old 01-26-2026, 07:07 AM   #18
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Old 01-26-2026, 02:07 PM   #19
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I know this is of no help. But, I sure do miss Fictionwise and Books on Board.
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Old 01-26-2026, 02:55 PM   #20
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I know this is of no help. But, I sure do miss Fictionwise and Books on Board.
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Old 01-28-2026, 06:46 PM   #21
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Search on amazon has been terrible for years, and not just for books.

I had to give up on kobo and ebooks.com a year or so ago because their web sites stopped working with some particularly nasty third party cookies blocked. Before that happened, I noticed the rising emphasis on audio books when I almost accidentally bought some audio books because they were listed first or no ebook was listed. Good thing they didn't have oneclick.
Some people have had "Buy Now" not confirm beforehand, so
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Old 01-29-2026, 10:25 AM   #22
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Are there better epub book sites than kobo?
Does your local retailer sell them? I tend to buy e-books from bol.com , they have a partnership with kobo and many of their e-books have turned out to be drm-free.
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Old 01-29-2026, 10:32 AM   #23
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Google search of any particular site often works better than using the site's own search engine.
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Old 01-29-2026, 02:37 PM   #24
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Google search of any particular site often works better than using the site's own search engine.
When I try I get editions from different countries
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Old 01-30-2026, 03:49 AM   #25
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When trying to search a word inside a book I'd read, from the site account's, I'd found it infinitely slow; while doing it on my device (offline) it kinda freezes too, but there I would guess it's because the Forma doesn't have a large amount of RAM.
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Old 01-30-2026, 07:23 AM   #26
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I don't know if it's worse, but the effort to find something is what I imagine clipping one's toenails must be like when you're 100 years old.
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Old 01-30-2026, 09:03 AM   #27
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Maybe try bookshop.org? I get most of my books from public libraries, but bookshop.org seems like a decent place. Supports local bookstores, too.
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Maybe try bookshop.org? I get most of my books from public libraries, but bookshop.org seems like a decent place. Supports local bookstores, too.
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Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience.
No access to ebook files? No thanks
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Maybe try bookshop.org? I get most of my books from public libraries, but bookshop.org seems like a decent place. Supports local bookstores, too.
AFAIK they don't have a lot of the ebooks Kobo and Amazon do.
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No access to ebook files? No thanks
Yes, that's a dealbreaker. Their FAQ does say that you can download DRM-free books, though.
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