E-book stores

jbcohen · 02-18-2011, 10:39 AM

Which ebook store do you preferr and please rate them on: 1) Ability to have absolutely everything ever written; 2) Price.

HarryT · 02-18-2011, 10:40 AM

Amazon have the largest selection, and generally the best prices, too, in my experience.

Pomtroll · 02-18-2011, 10:43 AM

Amazon has the most selection & often good prices. B&N next. I wish the Sony Store had the selection & prices.

I can't vote because I use a lot of stores & none more than any other.

GeoffC · 02-18-2011, 10:48 AM

You've missed out Fictionwise, Smashwords

HarryT · 02-18-2011, 10:49 AM

This poll is very odd. Why are both "BAEN" and "Webscriptions" listed? (They are the same thing). Why are some of the major bookstores, such as Waterstones and W.H.Smiths, missing?

Maggie Leung · 02-18-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jbcohen

Which ebook store do you preferr and please rate them on: 1) Ability to have absolutely everything ever written; 2) Price.

I don't need every book ever written. I care only that a store carries enough of what I want to read.

I don't buy based on price alone. I consider service and the likelihood that the bookseller will stay in business longer term. I also consider whether the books are tethered to one company's hardware or whether the seller offers apps for various hardware.

TallMomof2 · 02-18-2011, 12:19 PM

Fictionwise is number one for me and it's not even listed! Otherwise, I buy from Baen or Amazon.

Piper_ · 02-18-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Amazon have the largest selection, and generally the best prices, too, in my experience.

This. Also the easiest purchase and download systems I've used, even before I got a Kindle.

Poppaea · 02-18-2011, 12:28 PM

I buy from Sony. When ever I do compare prices to Amazon they are the same. Only once there was a difference of 10$!! Amazon wanted 18$ for Nabokovs Lolita, Sony only 8$...

So far, they had every single book I ever wanted to buy and the delivery to the Sony is seamless and easy. Their website could do with a little 'make-up', but all in all it is a very fine store and I don't understand why it is constantly bashed here.

Fayth · 02-18-2011, 01:27 PM

I purchase from Kobo, but from everything I've seen, Amazon has a better selection, and is sometimes quicker to get the right price down on new releases. However, with Kobo I can use indigo gift cards online and its all charges in Canadian dollars so I use that.

AlbertaCowboy · 02-18-2011, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fayth

I purchase from Kobo, but from everything I've seen, Amazon has a better selection, and is sometimes quicker to get the right price down on new releases. However, with Kobo I can use indigo gift cards online and its all charges in Canadian dollars so I use that.

Agreed, plus I haven't come across any geographical restrictions with Kobo the way I have in the Sony ebook store.

susan_cassidy · 02-18-2011, 02:52 PM

The poll should have the ability to choose more than one. Amazon carries almost everything I want, except for the Baen books, which are not carried by Amazon, but sold exclusively on their own web site (webscriptions).

jgaiser · 02-18-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

The poll should have the ability to choose more than one. Amazon carries almost everything I want, except for the Baen books, which are not carried by Amazon, but sold exclusively on their own web site (webscriptions).

What she said... I generally spread my money pretty equally across Amazon, B&N and Webscriptions.

Sydney's Mom · 02-18-2011, 03:09 PM

I usally buy from Amazon, due to price and selection. I also go to romance and horror sites to get "direct to ebook" materials.

Xanthe · 02-18-2011, 03:28 PM

Sorry, can't respond to your poll.

It's rather poorly designed - should be a multiple choice response in my case. I don't buy from just one source. Ditto what was previously said about Baen/Web Subscription. Also you should have included "Other" as a choice to cover the ebook sellers that you left out of the poll.

View Poll Results: What electronic book store do you buy from
Amazon	33	50.77%
Borders	1	1.54%
Barns and Nobles	4	6.15%
Ebooks	0	0%
Diesel Books	0	0%
Books A Million	0	0%
Kobo Books	11	16.92%
Sony	9	13.85%
BAEN	4	6.15%
Web Subscriptions	3	4.62%
Penguin	0	0%
Harlaquin/Gold Eagle Books	0	0%
Books Inc	0	0%
Powell's Books	0	0%
Voters: 65. You may not vote on this poll

02-18-2011, 10:39 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,032 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	E-book stores Which ebook store do you preferr and please rate them on: 1) Ability to have absolutely everything ever written; 2) Price.

02-18-2011, 10:43 AM	#3
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	Amazon has the most selection & often good prices. B&N next. I wish the Sony Store had the selection & prices. I can't vote because I use a lot of stores & none more than any other. Last edited by Pomtroll; 02-18-2011 at 10:50 AM.

02-18-2011, 12:28 PM	#9
Poppaea Lucifer's Bat Posts: 2,577 Karma: 20638583 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth/Berlin Device: Kobo Libra Colour	I buy from Sony. When ever I do compare prices to Amazon they are the same. Only once there was a difference of 10$!! Amazon wanted 18$ for Nabokovs Lolita, Sony only 8$... So far, they had every single book I ever wanted to buy and the delivery to the Sony is seamless and easy. Their website could do with a little 'make-up', but all in all it is a very fine store and I don't understand why it is constantly bashed here. Last edited by Poppaea; 02-18-2011 at 12:38 PM.

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02-18-2011, 10:40 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Amazon have the largest selection, and generally the best prices, too, in my experience.

02-18-2011, 10:48 AM	#4
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	You've missed out Fictionwise, Smashwords

02-18-2011, 10:49 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This poll is very odd. Why are both "BAEN" and "Webscriptions" listed? (They are the same thing). Why are some of the major bookstores, such as Waterstones and W.H.Smiths, missing?

02-18-2011, 12:19 PM	#7
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Fictionwise is number one for me and it's not even listed! Otherwise, I buy from Baen or Amazon.

02-18-2011, 01:27 PM	#10
Fayth Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 1337 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS 350	I purchase from Kobo, but from everything I've seen, Amazon has a better selection, and is sometimes quicker to get the right price down on new releases. However, with Kobo I can use indigo gift cards online and its all charges in Canadian dollars so I use that.

02-18-2011, 02:52 PM	#12
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The poll should have the ability to choose more than one. Amazon carries almost everything I want, except for the Baen books, which are not carried by Amazon, but sold exclusively on their own web site (webscriptions).

02-18-2011, 03:09 PM	#14
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I usally buy from Amazon, due to price and selection. I also go to romance and horror sites to get "direct to ebook" materials.

02-18-2011, 03:28 PM	#15
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Sorry, can't respond to your poll. It's rather poorly designed - should be a multiple choice response in my case. I don't buy from just one source. Ditto what was previously said about Baen/Web Subscription. Also you should have included "Other" as a choice to cover the ebook sellers that you left out of the poll.