What if any ebook formats do you read?

[Karen]

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.

[G.G.]

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.

[Sharon]

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.

[Feliks]

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

[R.]

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

[Peggy]

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

[Loretta]

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!

[Loretta]

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

[Karen]

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

[G.G.]

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.

[Shomeret]

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

[Jamile]

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

[Justin]

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

[Scott]

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.