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Originally Posted by frikk
This makes sense. But I need a kindle to buy the books? Isn't that kind of bizarre?!
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That's Amazon's way. It's their store and they chose to make it so. But that affects the transaction, not the file once you get it.
In sum:
1. DRMed ebooks are usually tied to a particular individual device, or have a password or something. They cannot be converted and cannot be used in a different device.
2. DRM-free ebooks, are free to be used in any reader that supports the format, and they can be converted to other formats for use in other readers.
3. In the Amazon store you can only get ebooks (with or without DRM) if you have a Kindle (or an iPhone...). Once you have the ebook, see 1 or 2.