Amazon dominates the e-reader market, and for some people that’s just fine. But buying a Kindle means buying into Amazon’s ebook ecosystem. You’re stuck paying Amazon for books until the end of time.

If you’re looking for an ebook, it’s hard to avoid Amazon. Thanks to the online giant’s Kindle lineup of ereaders and smartphone apps, the company has a huge percentage of the market cornered. But a ...

For many bibliophiles around the world, Kindle eBooks have replaced paper books as their go-to reading format, and it's easy to understand why — a Kindle lets them carry an almost limitless number of ...

Good e-Reader has asked the public for the past ten years, where do you buy ebooks from? The landscape is dramatically different every couple of years. Some companies enter the space for the first ...

Recently, I made the choice to buy a Kindle Paperwhite, but not register it to my Amazon account. Doing so is as simple as avoiding connecting to a wifi network during setup. The Kindle itself will ...

Third-party ebook apps on iPhone and iPad have historically not let users make direct purchases. Google Play Books for iOS is now supporting Apple’s “reader” apps exception for providing external ...

Bookshop.org allows users to buy ebooks online while supporting local bookstores. The app doesn't support Kindle devices due ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Amazon introduced a new Kindle feature on Wednesday: Termed ...

Amazon has dropped another buy one, get one 50% off sale on books ahead of Father's Day weekend. The online retailer has continued to be one of the best places to buy books online in 2025, and sales ...

When you purchase music, movies or books from Amazon or Apple’s iTunes store, you might be under the impression that that material is yours to enjoy forever; that’s how CDs and paper books work, after ...