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View Poll Results: Do-Not-Buy Store?
Amazon 32 23.88%
Barnes and Noble 46 34.33%
Kobo 29 21.64%
Sony 56 41.79%
Smashwords 15 11.19%
Fictionwise 30 22.39%
Other (Specify in comments) 18 13.43%
iBooks 53 39.55%
Google Books 22 16.42%
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Old 08-16-2011, 04:05 PM   #16
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How come your polls are missing Google's bookstore?
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Old 08-16-2011, 04:14 PM   #17
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I've never bought from Sony because usually they don't have what I want.

I've not bought from B&N because I didn't really need to. I only kept my nook for a few days and they required a CC# before allowing me to d/l free books. Never got into the habit.

I've never bought an ebook from Amazon but I have a slew of their free books.
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Old 08-16-2011, 05:25 PM   #18
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I'll buy from any of those stores but I'll never buy from iBooks.
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Old 08-16-2011, 05:40 PM   #19
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How come your polls are missing Google's bookstore?
Because I'm a moron.

I forgot iBooks, too. We'll need either a moderator or a new poll.
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Old 08-16-2011, 05:43 PM   #20
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(I have used the Kindle for PC app, but because the BIG SALE was too much of a draw for me to turn up my nose at the application. Plus I'm told you can directly download Kindle books -- I just don't know how.)
Well.... I guess I sorta' told a fib. You can download files directly from "Manage My Kindle" webpage, but... It appears it will only allows downloads for a physical kindle. Doesn't appear to allow any of the apps.
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Old 08-16-2011, 06:31 PM   #21
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I've not bought from B&N because I didn't really need to. I only kept my nook for a few days and they required a CC# before allowing me to d/l free books. Never got into the habit.

I've never bought an ebook from Amazon but I have a slew of their free books.
Amazon also requires a credit card on file for any book downloads if I'm not mistaken.
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Old 08-16-2011, 06:34 PM   #22
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I've never bought form Fictionwise & seldom buy from B&N, Sony & Amazon.
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Old 08-16-2011, 06:42 PM   #23
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Amazon also requires a credit card on file for any book downloads if I'm not mistaken.
Unless they've recently changed it - no. I believe you used to have to have a credit card on file to pre-order a book and I don't know if that has changed or not. There used to be much discussion about it. But you could put a credit card in, pre-order the book, and then remove the credit card. As long as you have a gift card balance the book will process.

To buy, a gift card balance will do. You don't need a credit card.

I mostly avoid Barnes and Noble as my revenge against my local store staff .... who used to provide some of the worst customer service I have ever encountered in my life. I hold grudges like that.
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:05 PM   #24
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When I had a Sony, I never bought from Sony. I hated their software and pulled it off and replaced it with Calibre as soon as I found out I could. Never bought from Kobo, never plan too. Nothing against them, I just don't see a purpose.
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:07 PM   #25
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Never bought from Fictionwise or Sony, just no reason to.
I also checked other to account for the unforgivable oversight of leaving out the iBooks store. How can we properly bash Apple if you don't include it? Huh?

I guess other also takes in all the other stores I'm vaguely aware of but have not had any reason to shop at, like Diesel and Books on Board, etc.
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:10 PM   #26
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Never bought from Kobo, never plan too. Nothing against them, I just don't see a purpose.
Before ̶m̶a̶f̶i̶a̶ agency pricing, the purpose would have been: "COUPONS, BABY! COUPONS!"

Now, the coupons seem far fewer and less useful. Haven't noticed a decent offer in a while.

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Old 08-16-2011, 10:32 PM   #27
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Barnes & Noble,

their DRM, if it's not agency priced its (at least in the books I have shopped for) always highest priced at B&N, the website does not make for the best shopping experience...

the last book i bought was 12.99 at amazon, 13.19 at kobo and 14.99 at B&N I googled for a kobo coupon and got it for 10.99
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:36 PM   #28
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Thanks! Now I know I'm not imagining that my wishlist was longer...

I will not buy from Apple iBooks, period, since they instigated agency pricing. I avoid B&N. For both Apple and B&N, I don't like their special flavors of DRM. I would buy more from B&N if Kobo or Sony would also adopt the same DRM.
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I hold grudges like that.


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