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Where do you buy (or get) e-books from besides Amazon? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by rwdf@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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So I recently got an e-reader and have started collecting e-books for it, but a lot of books seem to only be available through Amazon/Kindle. I don't want anything to do with that company. Where do I even start looking? I have my local library apps and have scoured Project Gutenberg and some similar sites. While this is great for classics and older stuff, I want newer books too, specifically science fiction and fantasy. Have looked at author's websites but they typically link to Amazon or physical copies.

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[–] FatLegTed@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here in Hertfordshire UK, I use BorrowBox on my phone S23 or an older Samsung tablet I use an an e-reader.

It's linked to my local library (Ware) but not the best selection. My biggest gripe is that they'll only have a couple of books from most of the series out there.

You'll get book 1 or book 3, but hey, I'm not (directly) paying for them so it's not the worst thing.

[–] Schal330@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

BorrowBox is pretty great in what you can borrow for free. My other half gets audio books from it from time to time!