Bookshop.org
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Pros
- You could try bookshop.org?
- Just started checking out [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/) and they also sell digital titles.
- Bookshop.org allows you to purchase books from indie sellers.
- IMO the best book gifts are either books you have read and want to share with someone else you think would enjoy them or a gift card to their local bookshop or something like Libro.fm or Bookshop.org
- Bookshop.org might be a better way to go, since it’s an online store and supports independent stores.
Cons
- Bookshop.org only lets you read their ebooks through a browser or their app, so if anything, it's even more locked-down than amazon. There would be no way to read them on kindle.
- Love the idea, but I’ll never buy until I can download a file to load to my ereader.
- Bookshop. Org doesn't allow downloading books, which is a bummer.
- Just a quick note on Bookshop.org. Their ebooks are proprietary. You cannot access them outside of their app, similar to Amazon. Yes, the purchase still supports an independent bookstore, but I was really disappointed when I realized my...
- If you want to sideload I would recommend against using bookshop.org. The majority of their ebooks are not DRM free and I have not come across any way to break it. You can only read them on their app or website.
Sentiment
21 positive (55%) · 7 mixed (18%) · 10 negative (26%)
Trust + time weighted score: +29% · raw score 29%
What redditors said (10 of 38)
You could try bookshop.org?
Bookshop.org only lets you read their ebooks through a browser or their app, so if anything, it's even more locked-down than amazon. There would be no way to read them on kindle.
Just started checking out [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/) and they also sell digital titles.
Love the idea, but I’ll never buy until I can download a file to load to my ereader.
Bookshop.org allows you to purchase books from indie sellers.
IMO the best book gifts are either books you have read and want to share with someone else you think would enjoy them or a gift card to their local bookshop or something like Libro.fm or Bookshop.org
Bookshop.org might be a better way to go, since it’s an online store and supports independent stores.
Bookshop. Org doesn't allow downloading books, which is a bummer.
I’ve been buying ebooks from Bookshop.org. And they, of course, can’t be read on my Kindle.
Just a quick note on Bookshop.org. Their ebooks are proprietary. You cannot access them outside of their app, similar to Amazon. Yes, the purchase still supports an independent bookstore, but I was really disappointed when I realized my ebook purchased from them was tied to their app.
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