Side by side
Here, or on Apple Books.
The same book, two separate purchases. This is what each one is.
| thexalgorithmbook.com | Apple Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99, one time | $31.99, one time |
| Where you read | The online reader, in any browser on any device. Also an EPUB for Apple Books, Kindle, Kobo, or any reader app. | The Books app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. |
| Highlights, notes, bookmarks | Six highlight colors, a note on any highlight, a bookmark on any page, all listed in one panel, all private, and they carry over to the next drop. | The Books app's own highlights and notes. |
| Your place | Remembered across every device and browser you sign in on. | Remembered by the Books app across your Apple devices. |
| The file | An EPUB made for you, with your name in it, replaced with each drop. | Apple's copy in your Books library. |
| Drops | Twelve months of drops from the day you buy. After that you keep the last drop you received; $19.99 adds twelve more months whenever you like. Nothing renews on its own. | Every drop for as long as the book is listed on Apple Books. |
| How a drop arrives | The online book becomes the new drop by itself on the 25th; the EPUB is replaced; an email says what changed. | Apple updates the book in your library and shows the "What's new" notes. |
| Sign-in | An email link, a password you set, or Continue with X or Google. | Your Apple ID. |
| Payment | Card, through Stripe. The card never touches this site. | Your Apple payment method. |
| Refunds | The sale is final once the book has been opened. If it will not open at all, write within 14 days and it is fixed or refunded. | Apple's refund policy, at reportaproblem.apple.com. |
| The license | One license, one reader, accepted by name before the first read. The file carries your name and a copy identifier; sharing closes the account. | Apple's terms, and Apple's copy protection. |
| What one does not include | The Apple Books edition. | An account here, the online reader, or the site's file. |
| Help | The contact form, answered by email. | Apple Support for the purchase; the contact form for the book itself. |
| Coming to Apple Books |