Is chessable worth $7?

I want to buy a book (Vincent Moret's My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White), and on amazon I can buy it for around 14 bucks (used but like new). However, on chessable, it's 21 dollars. I've heard good things about chessable, and I'm wondering if I should pay the extra money to get it on chessable.

Note: I would not buy the pro subscription if i got it on chessable or not.

chessable a great site, and well worth the investment.

Why is it 'a great site'?

Many quality free books. 

A great forum where your questions are answered.

The books that they do charge for are from what i have bought are well worth it.

I have a chessable account, so the free book thing doesn't matter to me as much.

I guess a better wording of the question would be 'Why is it better to have a book on chessable then on print? (not counting any pro features)'

" I've heard good things about chessable, ..."

"I have a chessable account..."

YES i get that. I have heard good things about it. not talking 7 bucks good, but yes.

YES i have a chessable account. It is for the free books. I'm talking about a PAID book.

Its just that your quotes came across a little weird.  If i misunderstood them my apologies. 

I would have to say a real book is always better, but im not sure if its always prudent to carry around with you.

Thank you. Yeah... that's a bad on my part XD at least you took the time to answer my question. Thanks.

This is an old thread, but I still wanted to respond. I've been thinking about this lately. I would say there are pros and cons to both physical books and digital ones on Chessable. I do think it is important to set up the positions on a physical board at least some of the time. I've read and heard that this is helpful for learning, although honestly, I'm not exactly sure how that makes a difference cognitively. Although, anecdotally I think most players will agree that playing OTB is preferable to playing online, both for live games and study format. Maybe just the extra thought it takes to set up the position on the board (as opposed to it being automatically set up for you) is a small benefit that helps you absorb the pattern of the position better. Physical books have a more classic feel and nostalgia to them, perhaps this makes them a bit more personal. 

As for chessable, the advantages are pretty straightforward. The move trainer is great for memorization and drilling tactics, openings, endings, basically anything that you would benefit from playing through repetitively, even strategy-based books. Another advantage is that books are often continually supported, chapters are added and lines are added when improvements are found. Whereas a book is a book and never changes, even if something is wrong. It's also nice to be able to open up a tab on any position in a book and immediately check it with an engine, this saves time. Although I typically copy the pgn and import it to lichess instead of using stockfish on chessable. I just like the analysis board on lichess better, but it's still faster than copying a position from a book. Lastly, there is the community aspect of chessable. Every variation in every chapter and book in chessable is open for community forum discussion, often including input from the author. You almost never get feedback or support from the author of a physical book, especially not in real-time. All in all, I think chessable is great, even if there is nostalgic and sentimental benefit to physical books. 

Hi! Update post I guess?

I bought the book a long time ago and even though it was more expensive than chessable I'd say it was the right decision. The only things that are annoying abt it is that I have to set up the board for experimentation, and i greatly prefer analysis online rather than on the board. The community aspect is an incentive I'd wish for, because sometimes I do wonder why a certain move is played without explanation.

Maybe I have a pessimistic attitude/ but in the last 10 years or so we have 

been getting this death by a 1000 cuts thing with chess/ i pay for about 3-4 things by subscription, but i could be paying far more. Buying a strong engine doesnt really help much either. Engines dont really help people improve under 2000 because they are basically just move spouting machines/ and dont give u a good idea behind the moves, just lines

[EDIT] The value of chessable.com is a matter of personal preference in learning.

For me, chessable.com's MoveTrainer is their ultimate strength as it offers the convenience and efficiency for a lone student to study award-winning or acknowledged educational printed publications from New in Chess, Gambit Publications, Russell Enterprises, Everyman Chess, etc. For most, their continuously growing library of chess openings is what they pay good money for instead of the latest repertoires presented in four-hour chess videos.

With the limited option to watch accompanying videos, the student can read the full text written by the authors, the same content found in the printed books with hundreds of pates. The student can follow the games or solve the puzzles using the integrated chessboard, saving space and time to setup boards and to move pieces. This is especially helpful for games with pages of variations and puzzle books with hundreds of positions. The MoveTrainer handles the presentation of the author's instructional questions, quizzes, testing and tips for the student.

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The built-in chess engine is just a bonus for those who need a computer to confirm/verify the author's solutions or to explore alternative answers while you are at any position from the book. This saves time setting up the position on another site like lichess, a strong app on the phone or tablet, or a dedicated chess database with access to powerful engines like chessbase or chessking.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/forward-chess-chess-studio-e-chess-books-chess-king-chessable

I think it is better to buy the book online or at a store because you own the book. My understanding of chessable is that they own the book that you are simply using their service.

"I used to follow the long painful process to read quality books but after using Chessable I realized we can get the same work done in one third of the time." - Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra

I personally like to read and learn from the books better 

Im old school.  Their is nothing like the look, feel and smell of a book.  I dont care for kindle, or stuff like that.  I like to hold a book.

So, I knew that Chessable sometimes added variations and annotations to the books on there and that you could comment on individual lines/chapters and receive feedback from authors, but I only recently realized the extent of this. After taking a break from study and coming back a month later I found that one of my opening courses recently added like 50 lines to the book, all with pretty detailed explainations. I like physical chess books too, but you just can't beat these interactive features. Definitely adds value.