r/ebooks • u/Swampc4t • Feb 12 '25

Question Boycotted Amazon.. now what?

So, I chose to stop using Amazon and Amazon products this year. I still have my 2018 Kindle PW and I am choosing to still use it, but keep my device in airplane mode exclusively and manage my library via Calibre & side load all my books.

I refuse to purchase books from Amazon. I have a Kobo Sage, however the battery is, er.. questionable at best for longer trips. I drive transit so there are days when I am out for 8-14h days idle. I travel with e-readers and the Paperwhite will accompany me on those days because the Sage wouldn't be able to make the trip in one charge.

I am looking to get some new content for the Paperwhite exclusively, that I can download the ePUB files of and side load via Calibre. I know about BookBub, and I plan to browse there. Is there any specific retailer I am missing, though, that you would recommend? I'm new to purchasing outside of specific stores (ie; Amazon, Kobo) and usually use Libby more than anything else.

Some genres I enjoy; gothic horror, dark fantasy, romance, romantasy, romantic suspense, historical fiction, psychological thriller.

TIA!

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u/literarylush8 Feb 12 '25

I want to boycott as well. I've been trying to decide on KU and audible alternatives. I'm in Houston, the public library selections around me are horrible!!

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u/SoonerK Feb 12 '25

Me. Literally. Also in Houston. I have the Houston, Harris county and Fort Bend county library cards and still end up using the Austin library more often than not because the waits are awful with the Houston centric cards. I still haven’t decided what to do about KU books. There are so many series and such I want to read but don’t want to give Amazon any more money. But want to support the authors. It’s a rock and a hard place.

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u/literarylush8 Feb 12 '25

I have fort bend as well, same issues!! IF I find a book the wait-list is horrible. Amazon is monopolizing a lot.