We asked the question on our most recent poll on who had the best developed bookstore that sold ebooks? Over 111 people voted in the poll that has been up for a few weeks and there was some interesting feedback via emails and the results themselves.
One of the most telling facts of the most recent poll was how poor iBooks, Google Books and Sony did. Considering these are all big companies it seems that the majority of people are not shopping with them. The main reason is that iBooks is only on iOS devices and most people are shopping with other companies, rather then paying higher prices. Sony does not have a way of buying ebooks directly via any of its e-readers and Google Books is still very new and fringe.
Be sure to participate in our next poll where we ask what type of content you purchase on your e-reader. The poll is on the right hand side of the blog and we never ask for your personal information.
Amazon (27%, 30 Votes)
Other (26%, 29 Votes)
Kobo (12%, 13 Votes)
Barnes and Noble (12%, 13 Votes)
XinXii (5%, 6 Votes)
Borders (hah) (5%, 5 Votes)
Smashwords (5%, 5 Votes)
Google eBooks (5%, 5 Votes)
Sony (4%, 4 Votes)
Txtr (4%, 4 Votes)
Bookbaby (4%, 4 Votes)
Books on Board (3%, 3 Votes)
iBooks (2%, 2 Votes)
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
