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Non-Megacorp Ebook Shop? (literature.cafe)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm new to the Ebook game and confused about the ecosystem. Do Amazon, Rakuten, and Barnes and Noble really control the whole market? Anywhere I can buy big titles not from big companies?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I do tend to use Kobo, but other places I’ve bought* books.

Smashwords.com Ebooks.com https://angryrobotbooks.com Feedbooks.com

*excluding legal free sources.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

If you're not aware, you can borrow ebooks from you local library.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

In general, check the see if the author sells direct. Usually the best way to cut out the middleman.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A quick Google search looks like Kobo may work for you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Kobo is Rakuten