ebooks, amazon kindle or google book

[Layers]

Can't decide which one to buy from

Convience and price wise, which is better?

 

[jeffyen2]

Can't decide which one to buy from

Convience and price wise, which is better?

Very simple to find out. Search for the book titles at both amazon and google play.

 

[adix_82]

Very simple to find out. Search for the book titles at both amazon and google play.

google book is the last option.. U might be better off with ibooks.

if u are into serious reading, its amazon or kobo.

 

[hnzfaz]

if u are into serious reading, its amazon or kobo.

These are the only stores I buy from too. Amazon is amazing... lots of reviews and detail info about ebooks, really help customers buy. I can spend hours looking at the books, reading the reviews and book excerpts

Kobo store on the other hand is absolutely the worst of its kind. No reviews, no excerpts, won't tell you how long the book is... and sometimes, there's no download links! The prices are also almost always higher at Kobo vis-a-vis Amazon. The one and only reason I visit kobo site is to buy with the discount coupons. You can't really browse books at kobo store, unless all you want to do is look at book covers and blurbs.

I think Kobo is expecting customers to research at Amazon before buying from them. Kobo needs to improve its store to provide better customer experience. Relying on coupons to sell books isn't good enough imo.

 

[Layers]

These are the only stores I buy from too. Amazon is amazing... lots of reviews and detail info about ebooks, really help customers buy. I can spend hours looking at the books, reading the reviews and book excerpts

Kobo store on the other hand is absolutely the worst of its kind. No reviews, no excerpts, won't tell you how long the book is... and sometimes, there's no download links! The prices are also almost always higher at Kobo vis-a-vis Amazon. The one and only reason I visit kobo site is to buy with the discount coupons. You can't really browse books at kobo store, unless all you want to do is look at book covers and blurbs.

I think Kobo is expecting customers to research at Amazon before buying from them. Kobo needs to improve its store to provide better customer experience. Relying on coupons to sell books isn't good enough imo.

Where do you get the coupon

App wise kindle is the best?

 

[BlitzStryker]

How about Barnes and noble?

 

[hnzfaz]

Where do you get the coupon

App wise kindle is the best?

If you are registered with kobo, once in a while they send you a coupon code. You can also check mobileread forum (google it) for more coupon codes.

 

[hnzfaz]

How about Barnes and noble?

Can't buy from it. They check both ip and credit card to ensure you're from specific regions only (singapore not included). Also, price-wise, bn has no advantage over Amazon anyway.

 

[adix_82]

How about Barnes and noble?

totally skip my mind on b&n... Sorry..

 

[Layers]

Anyone buy from more than one source? Buy from the one that is cheaper after comparison or stick to just one regardless?

 

[jeffyen2]

Anyone buy from more than one source? Buy from the one that is cheaper after comparison or stick to just one regardless?

I think most of us just stick to one unless there's a compelling reason not too. Amazon is a favourite because of the generally lower prices and extensive catalogue, but more importantly, it's not just a place that sells books, but an incredibly rich resource due to people's participation in the reviews.