Preferred Store? - Page 4

tubemonkey · 08-17-2011, 12:28 AM

other - any store that gives me free books

I really don't care where I get my books; just as long as they are free (and legal).

Tattncat · 08-17-2011, 02:29 AM

B & N for convenience, then Sony, then Smash Words, then Fictionwise.

Sweetpea · 08-17-2011, 03:26 AM

Don't have a lot of choice: Amazon.

Most of the others either have hardly a selection I can or want to buy (Fictionwise, Smashword) or outright stop me from buying (B&N, Sony).

crich70 · 08-17-2011, 05:03 AM

I get most of my ebooks from Amazon. First of all I have a Kindle 3 and Amazon not so coincidentally has books in the proper format for my reader and secondly I have managed to collect a lot of free books of different fiction genre's as well as some interesting non-fiction books from there thanks to the Indie book posting here at MR. Of course I do get some of my books elsewhere (including right here at MR) but Amazon is still the biggest source for books for me.

ghostyjack · 08-17-2011, 06:32 PM

Book on Board for me, then The Black Library (I'm a massive Warhammer 40k fan!), then Baen.

Waterstones and WHSmith if I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere.

Oldtribe · 08-18-2011, 12:17 PM

I buy my e-books from baen, occasionally from BoB. Webscriptions website could use a facelift, but the prices are right and the service is excellent.

sakura-panda · 08-18-2011, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anamardoll

If the availability and price are equal across the board and no coupons/discounts/etc. apply, which store do you buy from?

Sony. I want to keep all of my books together (as much as possible) so I prefer to stick with the Sony Reader Store.

jersysman · 08-18-2011, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toddos

And that's assuming I don't open the epub in Sigil and start fixing stuff by hand anyway. So many poorly constructed and formatted epubs out there, so little time!

I just started doing this as well. I always open in Sigil especially after converting a PDF.

Quake1028 · 08-18-2011, 05:13 PM

iPad2 + Kindle = Amazon for me.

Nyssa · 08-19-2011, 06:07 PM

Amazon has become my preferred store for both e-books and paper books.

teadonkey · 08-20-2011, 01:59 AM

I live in the sticks. I looove being in a bookstore, but the closest one is over an hour away, and it's a B&N so I have to pay extra for the books. (Membership isn't worth it... it's over an hour away.) And for this reason, I love Amazon.

toddos · 08-20-2011, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teadonkey

I live in the sticks. I looove being in a bookstore, but the closest one is over an hour away, and it's a B&N so I have to pay extra for the books. (Membership isn't worth it... it's over an hour away.) And for this reason, I love Amazon.

You know B&N has a web store, right? Just like Amazon, you can order paper books from B&N online and they'll ship them to you, and their membership stuff actually applies to online purchases as well (it's similar to Amazon Prime in that regard). No benefit for ebooks, though, which is all I buy from B&N and why I don't pay them for a membership.

Aladyleyna · 08-20-2011, 07:58 AM

My prefered choice is ebooks.com. The selection is quite good, and getting better as more titles are made available for those with geographical restrictions. My second choice would be Smashwords, because the books are cheap, and I'm not that picky when it comes to reading indie books, and so far, I do like most of the books I have bought from there. Makes for great reading variety.

fjtorres · 08-20-2011, 08:08 AM

Webscriptions.
Good reads, good prices, no DRM.
And no Agency Model price-fixing.

fjtorres · 08-20-2011, 08:14 AM

Okay, now...
Zero votes for iBooks?
Really?

Is it really so bad even Apple fans won't stand up for it?

Hello? Somebody?

Explains a lot, then...

View Poll Results: Preferred Store?
Amazon	69	44.23%
Barnes and Noble	18	11.54%
Kobo	21	13.46%
Sony	13	8.33%
Smashwords	10	6.41%
Fictionwise	4	2.56%
Other (Specify in comments)	19	12.18%
iBooks	1	0.64%
Google Books	1	0.64%
Voters: 156. You may not vote on this poll

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08-17-2011, 12:28 AM	#46
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	other - any store that gives me free books I really don't care where I get my books; just as long as they are free (and legal).

08-17-2011, 02:29 AM	#47
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	B & N for convenience, then Sony, then Smash Words, then Fictionwise.

08-17-2011, 03:26 AM	#48
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Don't have a lot of choice: Amazon. Most of the others either have hardly a selection I can or want to buy (Fictionwise, Smashword) or outright stop me from buying (B&N, Sony).

08-17-2011, 05:03 AM	#49
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I get most of my ebooks from Amazon. First of all I have a Kindle 3 and Amazon not so coincidentally has books in the proper format for my reader and secondly I have managed to collect a lot of free books of different fiction genre's as well as some interesting non-fiction books from there thanks to the Indie book posting here at MR. Of course I do get some of my books elsewhere (including right here at MR) but Amazon is still the biggest source for books for me.

08-17-2011, 06:32 PM	#50
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	Book on Board for me, then The Black Library (I'm a massive Warhammer 40k fan!), then Baen. Waterstones and WHSmith if I can't find what I'm looking for elsewhere.

08-18-2011, 12:17 PM	#51
Oldtribe Member Posts: 17 Karma: 8004 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oulu, Finland Device: CyBook Gen3	I buy my e-books from baen, occasionally from BoB. Webscriptions website could use a facelift, but the prices are right and the service is excellent.

08-18-2011, 05:13 PM	#54
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	iPad2 + Kindle = Amazon for me.

08-19-2011, 06:07 PM	#55
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Amazon has become my preferred store for both e-books and paper books.

08-20-2011, 01:59 AM	#56
teadonkey Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 2179008 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	I live in the sticks. I looove being in a bookstore, but the closest one is over an hour away, and it's a B&N so I have to pay extra for the books. (Membership isn't worth it... it's over an hour away.) And for this reason, I love Amazon.

08-20-2011, 07:58 AM	#58
Aladyleyna Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 24624 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPad 1	My prefered choice is ebooks.com. The selection is quite good, and getting better as more titles are made available for those with geographical restrictions. My second choice would be Smashwords, because the books are cheap, and I'm not that picky when it comes to reading indie books, and so far, I do like most of the books I have bought from there. Makes for great reading variety.

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08-20-2011, 08:08 AM	#59
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Webscriptions. Good reads, good prices, no DRM. And no Agency Model price-fixing.

08-20-2011, 08:14 AM	#60
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Okay, now... Zero votes for iBooks? Really? Is it really so bad even Apple fans won't stand up for it? Hello? Somebody? Explains a lot, then...