Monday, July 25, 2011

Where do you get your ebooks?

For those of you who have an ereader of some sort, whether it be a NOOK, Kindle, Sony, Kobo, or maybe you have a tablet such as an iPad or one of the many Android offerings, or maybe you simply prefer to read on your computer screen as opposed to the printed page, let me give you a few more book obtaining options

There is of course the Barnes & Noble site, the iBooks app from Apple and the Amazon Kindle Store from which you are able to buy books from, but what are your other options?

There's Google eBooks. The books are compatible with the NOOK, iPad and Sony ereaders. Also, the site has partnered up with some brick and mortar stores and libraries so you can buy and borrow from them too. This is definitely my favorite ebook site.

Project Gutenberg allows access to books in the public domain (read 'free books'). The site gives you multiple file types to choose from for you download so you are able to choose which is right for you.

While Kobo offers their own ereader device, they also offer file types available for download that will work on other devices as well.

If you're into Sci-Fi and Fantasy, then Baen is for you. They also offer multiple file types available for download so they are compatible with Apple products, Kindle, and NOOK.

Hopefully I was able to give you a few more options for where you obtain your ebooks. Look around and find the best deals, or better yet check out the library ebook offerings and the public domain offerings.

Happy reading!

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