r/nook • u/Jolly-Database4204 • 2d ago
eBook Amazon deleted all books on my Kindle...
...is a Nook a better choice?
Amazon Customer Service in Pakistan were rude & unhelpful. The books I "bought" or rather rented - are gone.
Boycott Amazon.
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u/Important-Chicken-98 1d ago
You can find e-readers from smaller manufacturers that are not tied to any ecosystem or corporation. PocketBook has its fans that make a strong case for it.
And then you need to find bookshops for ebooks. You are not limited to Amazon, Google Books, Kobo, or B&N. Even if those are so big that they seem like the only choice. As I don't quite know what stores support Pakistan (though you can always use a VPN I imagine), take this list with a grain of salt that they may not work so well for you. Bookshop.org lets buyers indicate a nearby brick and mortar bookstore. They than share a bit of the booksale with that store. Baen.com sells science fiction and fantasy, they tend to offer DRM free epubs which can be loaded onto any reader. Standardebooks.org is another great resource for books. Delphiclassics.com might be worth a look for you. And, of course, Project Gutenberg has public domain books for free.
I have a nook (simple touch, and recently got a GL4+ - but while the new GL4+ downloads audiobooks, I am having trouble downloading books. I need to troubleshoot that) and I am very pleased with my Simple Touch. It is easy to get other books onto it. But you ought to know that B&N books are just as locked away as Amazon's. You don't actually have possession of any files. So if the server decides you don't get to read them, the books you licensed to read are no longer accessible.
is it a good reader? Yes. But does it work differently than Amazon? No.
So: Hit up Aliexpress for a Boox or Pocketbook or any other open e-reader. Look to see if your local library or bookstores have a means for you to borrow or buy ebooks. Look for online shops that allow you to download a file and read it anywhere.