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> Comparison 2012 of our favorite eBook Stores
| Amazon |
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Winner in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
> 2.4 million |
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| Free eBooks | > 1.8 million | ||
| Pricing |
2nd rank within the sample | ||
| Formats | mobi, apps | ||
| Description | The Amazon’s Kindle bookstore features more than 630,000 eBooks plus 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright titles. More than 510,000 of the titles in Amazon’s eBook catalog cost $10 or less.This includes latest bestsellers, Kindle exclusives eBooks and much more. The Amazon Kindle eReader is the world best selling eReader. |
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| Supported Devices |
eReader with mobi support (Amazon Kindle), iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android (incl. Tablet), Mac, PC | ||
| Kobo eBooks |
Overall Rating |
2nd in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
> 2.5 million |
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| Free eBooks | > 1.0 million | ||
| Pricing |
4th rank within the sample | ||
| Formats | ePub with Adobe DRM, apps | ||
| Description | Kobo offers currently over 2.5 million eBooks including classics and bestsellers. Plus over 1 million free eBooks. Inspired by the read freely philosophy Kobo beliefs that consumers should have the freedom to read any eBook, anytime, anyplace – and on any eReader or other device. |
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| Supported Devices |
eReader with Adobe DRM ePub support (incl. Kobo, Sony,...), iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android (incl. Tablet), Mac, PC |
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| Barnes&Noble |
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3rd in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
> 2.0 million |
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| Free eBooks | > 1,000 |
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| Pricing |
1st rank within the sample | ||
| Formats | ePub with Nook DRM, apps | ||
| Description | Barnes&Noble is the world's largest bookseller and provides over 2 million eBook titles ready to download instantly. Furthermore they offer thousands of free eBooks. Barnes&Noble's has it's own Nook eReaders. Only a Nook eReader can read the DRM of a Barnes&Noble eBook. |
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| Supported Devices |
eReader with ePub Nook DRM support (Nook), iPad, iPhone, Android (incl. Tablet), PC, Mac |
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| Project Gutenberg |
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4th in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
> 38,000 |
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| Free eBooks | > 38,000 |
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| Pricing |
free | ||
| Formats | ePub, mobi, apps | ||
| Description | Project Gutenberg offers over 38,000 free eBooks. Most of the eBooks are out-of-copyright titles - don't expect to find the latest bestsellers. Choose among free eBooks in ePub or mobi Format and download the free eBooks on your eReader or read them online. |
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| Supported Devices |
eReader with ePub or mobi support, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android (incl. Tablet), Mac, PC |
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| diesel eBook Store |
Overall Rating | 5th in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range | > 3 million | |
| Free eBooks | > 3,000 | ||
| Pricing | 3rd rank within the sample | ||
| Formats | ePub, Encrypted DRM, apps | ||
| Description | The Diesel eBook Store has a huge inventory of over 3 million eBook titles. Over 3,000 of these titles are free eBooks. |
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| Supported Devices | eReader with ePub Encrypted (DRM) support (incl. Sony, Nook, ...), iPhone, iPod, Android (incl. Tablet). | ||
| Free-eBooks.net |
Overall Rating |
6th in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
independent writers |
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| Free eBooks | 5 per month (only html, txt or pdf) |
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| Pricing |
$7.95/month | ||
| Formats | ePub, mobi, apps | ||
| Description | Rising independent writers offer both entertaining fiction/romance for your enjoyment and non-fiction to help you find info from self-help to biz growth. Five free downloads per month (only HTML, TXT or PDF). Unlimited free eBooks in ePub or mobi format as a VIP Member ($7.95/month). |
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| Supported Devices |
eReader with ePub (incl. Sony, Nook, ...) and mobi (Amazon Kindle) support, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android (incl. Tablet), Mac, PC |
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| Bookboon.com |
Overall Rating |
7th in the Ranking 2012 | |
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eBook Range |
> 1,500 |
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| Free eBooks | > 1,500 |
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| Pricing |
free | ||
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| Description | Bookboon.com is focused on publishing education related books for business professionals and students. In 2005 the company made a strategic leap and became the first book publishing company in the world to focus 100% on free eBooks. Bookboon.com offers a range of over 1'500 eBooks in the categories textbooks, business and travel guides. |
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| Supported Devices |
eReaders and other devices that have Adobe Reader installed. |
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