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This is partially inspired by a thread on Absolute Write, and partly by the news that Amazon is censoring itself again.

I don’t have an ereader (we have rather fewer options in this country than the US) so I’m not tied to any one store. I mostly read on my phone or my netbook. I purchase almost entirely from publishers. I’ve signed up to various other etailers at one time or another, mostly for freebies, but despite the incessant emails I’m rarely tempted back.

It’s better for authors, generally, to buy direct from the publisher, but I have to admit it’s not so much that as the fact individual publishers are usually more accomodating in terms of region and payment method and less inclined to incessantly spam me. I rarely read mainstream fiction in e-form, so I have to admit the agency pricing hasn’t really affected me, but I still dislike the idea of it.

Anyway, where do you shop from? Is it a matter of convenience? Cost? Personal preferences? Gadget of choice?