So, with that in mind, here are the best places to buy ebooks online.

1.Amazon

Amazon’s ebook store is the largest on the internet.

For example, there’s the Kindle Unlimited subscription service.

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But you won’t find the latest releases or bestsellers on the list.

Prime members also have access to Prime Reading.

Amazon frequently offers the best prices, with massive discounts regularly available.

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On the downside, if you buy ebooks on Amazon, they come in the AWZ format.

2.Apple Books

Apple users should check out Apple Books (formerly known as iBooks).

Non-Apple users, however, should give it a wide berth.

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You’ll struggle to find free ebooks to download, whereas Amazon’s list of free titles feels endless.

3.eBooks.com

eBooks.com has been around for more than 20 years.

In that time, it has grown to become one of the largest ebook sellers on the web.

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The site has both an online reader and a downloading tool.

The site only sells books in EPUB and PDF formats.

4.Smashwords

Smashwords is the world’s largest distributor of independent ebooks.

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From a reader’s standpoint, the library has almost 800,000 books available.

The company also makes the Nook ereader.

The Barnes and Noble ebook store contains more than 4 million paid titles and 1 million free ebooks.

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Firstly, you’re gonna wanna convert the books into a different format.

Barnes and Noble’s ebooks come as EPUB files, so Kindle devices cannot read them.

Secondly, you better remove the Barnes and Noble DRM.

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you might easily perform both steps using theCalibre ebook management app.

6.Kobo

Kobo is another one of the best places to buy ebooks.

Like Barnes and Noble, the company also produces a few different ereader models.

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Content is evenly divided between fiction and non-fiction.

There are Kobo apps available for all the major operating systems, including Windows, iOS, and Android.

Theres an option to upgrade your plan to include Kobos extensive audiobook catalog for a small additional fee.

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Its similar to Amazons Kindle Unlimited service.

And just like Amazons offering, youll be lucky to find any top bestsellers included.

Kobo also runs the Kobo Writing Life program.

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It is a way for new authors to get their work published.

As a reader, it means you have access to thousands of fun indie titles.

7.Google Play Books

The Google Play Store has an entire section dedicated to selling ebooks.

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It consists of more than five million titles.

Books on the Google Play Store are only available in EPUB and PDF formats.

If you’re an Android user, you might find Google Play Books is the most convenient option.

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8.Harlequin

Harlequin is one of the worlds leading publishers of books aimed at women.

The Toronto-based site is a division of HarperCollins and publishes more than 110 new titles every month.

9.BookBub

BookBub offers users handpicked deals on ebooks via its in-house editorial team of experts.

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The site doesn’t sell books directly.

It saves you from manually crawling through ebooks shops and potentially missing the best deal.

10.Blackwell’s

The UK’s largest bookseller, Waterstones, no longer has an ebook store.

That means that even if you dont buy physical books, youre still supporting local high-street booksellers.

The ebooks on Hive are available in EPUB and PDF.

It has teamed up with Kobo to provide a wide-ranging ebook store.

Each book description contains a link to allow you to purchase directly from Kobo.

There are plenty of special offers and free books to make the service worth exploring.

All Kobo books purchased through WHSmith are available to read via Kobo apps or ereaders.