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Most of the books are cheaper on Amazon even after the 50% discount...
by knodi 13y ago
Most of the books are cheaper on Amazon even after the 50% discount...
- hackerboos 13y agoYou only get mobi on Amazon.
- dpcx 13y agoFor some people, that's enough. Not everyone needs 15 copies of the same book.
- dlisboa 13y agoNot everyone has a Kindle. Giving more choices should be the default. Amazon doesn't do it because they want you to buy their hardware. Until there's a standard every e-book reader abides to publishers should try to provide for everyone.
- wwweston 13y agoI'm not sure Amazon cares about selling hardware -- they have reading apps for Android, iOS, OS X, and the web, probably Windows too. I think it's more a desire to lock you in to their platform and maybe to make buying as low friction as possible.
- ipedrazas 13y agoYou tell me when in a few years you use a different ebook reader...
- mattl 13y agoIf they're DRM-free mobi, which I think ORA books are, then Calibre can easily convert them to ePub, etc.
- Ma8ee 13y agoMobi and the Kindle sucks for technical literature. Tables and program listings are often messed up and unreadable and it is too slow and awkward to jump between different sections. I love my Kindle for more linearly organized texts though, such as fiction or essays.
- marsee 13y agoAnd it has DRM on it.
- Thrymr 13y agoBut the point here is a "day against DRM". O'Reilly has really nice DRM-free editions, in multiple formats: PDF, ePub, Mobi, etc.
- Zigurd 13y agoProgramming Android http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449316646/ http://www.amazon.com/dp/1449316646/ and http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do is about $1.80 less expensive at shop.oreilly.com after the discount Plus, you get a choice of formats. Amazon sells only Kindle format e-books.