Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Thesaurus's Ebook Store

Thesaurus Bookshop

WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT A KINDLE?  NOTHING!

I just don't get it. A Kindle is an ebook reading device from Amazon. Thats all it is. It is not the most beautiful thing in the world that some people seem to think it is.
There are many other reading devices out there that are a good as or if not better than a Kindle.
People bang on about how good Kindle's are without really exploring other options.
With most other ebook reading devices you can get books from any eBook source as well as Amazon.
Even an ipad is better that a Kindle. With an ipad you can buy books from iBooks but you can also purchase eBooks from any other eBook website.
With a Kindle you have to purchase all your eBooks from Amazon. In general they are not the cheapest source of eBooks on the market.
You are cutting out all the other suppliers of eBooks including our eBook site Thesaurus's eBook Store .
Locally produced  eBook sites have a huge range of Australian content. Amazon has very little Australian content. They just don't care.Also most Australian eBook sites are very price competitive. You are also supporting your local shop. I say this not because I think you should out of some kind hearted desire to support us but because it does not make sense not to when our prices are competitive.You may be paying the GST but that is also money that stays in the Australian economy.
I was talking to a guy today who was going on an overnight bike ride and was going to take his kindle because it was so convenient. Hello! How many books was he going to read overnight?  He will probably read a few pages of one book. I put it to him that perhaps one paperback may be just as convenient probably more so. It is lighter, it bends and will not break, it works when its wet or dirty. As I said I just don't get it.
So lets put things into perspective and don't get caught up in all the eBook spin that we are being fed.
Myth 1: Kindle books are generally no cheaper than most Australian eBook web sites including our own.
Myth 2: On an eBook you can take hundreds of books away with you on holiday. True, but how many books does the average person read on holiday. One maybe two. Why not take a couple of paper books. They are light, you can bend them, they will not break or scratch, it doesn't matter if you lose it or leave it behind.
Myth 3: Kindle books are easy to download. Well, so is every other ebook.
If you want to try an eBook use your iPad or Android tablet. With those devices you can do lots of other social networking things. Don't buy a Kindle!









Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Thesaurus Books eBook store


Thesaurus eBook Store
Dear Thesaurus Bookshop Customer,
There has been much talk over the past couple of years about the eBook vs pBook. Is the eBook going to take over? Are bookshops going to disappear?
Our answer is NO and NO.
Why?
There are many people who enjoy reading from their eReader and just as many people who love to read a print book. And many more people who enjoy both. It doesn’t seem to be an “age thing”. In fact, I think there are more older users of eReaders than younger people. From the 30 somethings I speak to, they are tired of reading from a screen by the time they finish work. It’s a print book for them.
There are pros and cons for each format. We have all heard the arguments and you don’t need to hear them again. The bottom line is that an ebook is just another format. As I read the other day…”Escalators didn’t make stairs obsolete!”
There are many books just not suited to an ebook format and some just as good in both formats.
If you want to try an eBook I would suggest not buying a Kindle. The reason I say this is that you can only buy from Amazon with a Kindle, and they have very few Australian books available. With almost any other device, tablet, or eReader you can buy your ebooks from any source including Amazon.
At Thesaurus we have gone into partnership with “Readcloud”. “Readcloud” is an independent Australian software company that provides an ebook solution to Australian Independent Bookshops. This allows you to support your local bookshop even if you read your books on an eReader.
Thesaurus Bookshop is committed to offering its customers any book they want, in any format they want. Our eBookstore offers over 100,000 eBooks from a range of global and Australian publishers including Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin, Allen & Unwin, John Wiley & Sons, Text Publishing, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, Scribe Publications, Walker Books, Murdoch Books, Hardie Grant, Health Press, UQP, SPUNC and Black Inc. with many more publishers coming on board.
Ctrl and Click on the website and check out the various categories.