The Pitfalls of E-Book Buying: What to Look Out for Before You Purchase
According to an article in the Huffington Post
Buying e-books sounds so easy, and using them seems so effortless. The books are a breeze to purchase, and you can easily store great numbers of them, especially if your e-reader has a removable storage card.
Not surprisingly, e-book sales are jumping. In fact, a report by Forrester Research predicts that sales of digital titles (and readers) will top $1 billion in 2011. And the New York Times this week started adding e-books to its weekly Best Sellers list.
As your collection grows, though, so does your need to manage the resulting virtual library. IF you aren't careful, you'll find yourself with books purchased on Amazon.com that are readable only on anAmazon Kindle e-reader device or app, books purchased at Barnes & Noble that require a Nook e-reader device or app, books purchased through Apple that are viewable only on the Apple iBooks app, and so on.
The issue of incompatible formats and the difficulty of organizing books that you buy from different e-book sellers are two things that you should consider before committing to a specific e-book platform.
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