Is book selection really a factor? - Page 3

ApK · 05-27-2011, 08:14 PM

I've heard the compression they use was always available to mobis. The only difference is they changed the file ID code. Do you have any details as to what deviates?

jocampo · 05-27-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

I've heard the compression they use was always available to mobis. The only difference is they changed the file ID code. Do you have any details as to what deviates?

I honestly don't. But I recall reading that here in Mobilread several months ago. There was a link to an external website if I recall well.

I've read azw uses a higher compression option; unless I'm mistaken and that was not implemented by Amazon directly, could be that the same option is also available on mobi, but not used. But I almost sure I read that the compression was different between those two.

shibamistress · 05-27-2011, 11:41 PM

I didn't vote because I don't have a reader yet (other than the apps I use on my android phone), but I found this an interesting topic, because I did wonder how much it really mattered.

The idea of book selection has at least influenced me though. As I was thinking through my choices, I thought about how many books I got from different places, and realized most of my purchases are from Amazon, with a smattering of books from B&N when I could get a better price. I haven't, however, found that B&N had things that Amazon did not (things I was looking for anyway), so I'm leaning more toward the kindle.

shanghaichica · 05-29-2011, 02:06 AM

Since having my kindle there has not been any books that I couldn't buy but would have been able to buy elsewhere. When I used my Sony reader on several occasions there were books that I was unable to buy but would have been able to buy from the kindle store. Also in a lot of cases the books I was able to buy were cheaper on the kindle store.

tennoel · 05-29-2011, 02:33 AM

Maybe my book club just likes to pick esoteric books, but at least 3 times in the last year I have found the best price for a book, or for one the only source, was directly from the author's website or from the publisher. These books were not available from any major ebook store. IF you are the sort of person who only reads best sellers, then I think any reader and any book store will work for you.

View Poll Results: Have you been unable to obtain an ebook you wanted because of your reader?
Yes, a title I wanted was not available to me.	19	35.19%
No, I have always found what I wanted.	34	62.96%
I got the book, but I would have gotten a significantly better deal if I had been able to buy from a different place.	1	1.85%
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05-27-2011, 08:14 PM	#31
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,389 Karma: 68329346 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	I've heard the compression they use was always available to mobis. The only difference is they changed the file ID code. Do you have any details as to what deviates?

05-27-2011, 11:41 PM	#33
shibamistress Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 226854 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southwest US Device: KSO (3G), Nook Color, android apps	I didn't vote because I don't have a reader yet (other than the apps I use on my android phone), but I found this an interesting topic, because I did wonder how much it really mattered. The idea of book selection has at least influenced me though. As I was thinking through my choices, I thought about how many books I got from different places, and realized most of my purchases are from Amazon, with a smattering of books from B&N when I could get a better price. I haven't, however, found that B&N had things that Amazon did not (things I was looking for anyway), so I'm leaning more toward the kindle.

05-29-2011, 02:06 AM	#34
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	Since having my kindle there has not been any books that I couldn't buy but would have been able to buy elsewhere. When I used my Sony reader on several occasions there were books that I was unable to buy but would have been able to buy from the kindle store. Also in a lot of cases the books I was able to buy were cheaper on the kindle store.

05-29-2011, 02:33 AM	#35
tennoel Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 498696 Join Date: May 2010 Device: sony prs-300	Maybe my book club just likes to pick esoteric books, but at least 3 times in the last year I have found the best price for a book, or for one the only source, was directly from the author's website or from the publisher. These books were not available from any major ebook store. IF you are the sort of person who only reads best sellers, then I think any reader and any book store will work for you.

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