Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

Those of you who read ebooks: what format can/do you read, and in particular, do you read .epub, .mobi/.prc, or both?

I'm asking because Smashwords has just made preordering possible for its premium distribution (B&N, Kobobooks, iBookstore, etc.). I have a hunch that Amazon will respond by making preorders available to indie authors for the first time -- IF they're part of Kindle Select. If this happens, authors who want to take advantage of preordering will have to choose for which platform to publish.

I read Ebooks on Ipad. Although I have applications for Barnes and Nobles (Nook), Amazon (Kindle) and ITunes (Ibook), most of my books came from Amazon.

I prefer Amazon and ITunes over Barnes and nobles. Their archive service is buggy. Last ones I archived, when I wanted them back it would give me errors. I had to d/l the files instead, while the cloud never bugs.

I have a Kobo reader, which uses ePub. I occasionally take a PDF for review, but it takes a lot longer to read on the computefr.

None. I'd cut my own brain stem off at the cerebellum before I'd harken to one of those hideous things.

I have a Kindle so only through Amazon. I haven't tried to read through anything else.

I have a kindle. I now read only indies, so I rad all the ones on there.

I read Kindle ebooks on iPad and iBooks, also Kobo. I also sell mine on ibooks and as ebooks but can't take advantage of Amazon - my technological skills aren't good enough. I love ebooks. They don't take up space and they don't collect dust. My home is overflowing with books, so I needed ebooks. They also take up so little room in a suitcase! Wonderful invention!

Ps I think they're epub and pdf, but not sure.

Loretta, Kindle ebooks are .mobi or .prc format (unless someone has converted them after purchase).

Loretta, as Karen said, Kindle uses .mobi and .prc.
Ibook (ITunes reader for Ipad) uses Epub.
But I don't know which one uses PDF.
I know if you have to download the books from Barnes and nobles after archiving, they are epubs then, at least the ones I did.

I read mobi and pdf. If a book is epub, I can convert it using Calibre.

Shomeret wrote: "I read mobi and pdf. If a book is epub, I can convert it using Calibre."

There is also this program called Kitabu that let's apple users with .epub files read them just like a kindle would

I usually go with pdf, epub or mobi. Although some take longer to download on my computer then others.

I'm strictly .epub on a black and white Nook, but I can read a .mobi if my wife will loan me her Kindle. Occasionally I convert a file from another format to .epub using Calibre software but the results are sometimes erratic especially if the source file was PDF.