Ask HN: From where you buy your ebooks? Are you happy with it?

6 points·anujkk··3 comments

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?

I 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.

I 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).

Amazon. 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.

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