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Ask HN: From where you buy your ebooks? Are you happy with it?
Just finished up reading HN post about "step by step UI design" ebook by sgdesign
Link : http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3731047
That made me wonder from where HNers buy their ebooks and are they happy with it?
In short, is there a need for yet another improved ebook marketplace?
- rdl 15y agoAmazon. Maybe 500 books. Quite happy. Reading is 50 percent iPad, 30 percent kindle dx, 15 percent kindle touch and kindle keyboard, 5 percent on a Mac. I also bookwarez out of a compulsive desire to collect things, but rarely actually use those files. Main bookwarez sources are private torrent trackers.
- fourmii 15y agoI get most of my ebooks from Amazon. Sometimes, I buy directly from the authors (like 'step by step UI design'). I've also bought a few bundles from Smashing Mag. I read most of my ebooks on Kindle for iPhone and Android. Somtimes I'll read on iPad. I like how easy it is to buy from Amazon, it's literally one click (on the full website anyway). It's so big, I haven't had the need to look anywhere else for ebooks. I don't know if Amazon does it, but it would be cool if there was a one-stop marketplace for independent authors like sgdesign.
- incongruity 15y agoI buy drm-free PDFs direct from authors whenever possible. Publishers second, other sources third. Realistically, this means I buy from Amazon often because there is no source for a DRM-free pdf. I am not happy with the kindle experience – if I am going to be giving up many of the freedoms (and the permanence) of a physical book, I want a bit more in return, for what is often the same price – or more in many cases (even more if used books are considered).