11-09-2012, 10:14 PM | #31 |
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Everyone I have seen post on the subject has ended up owning up to some violation of Amazons terms of service.
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11-09-2012, 11:36 PM | #32 |
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Of course they did. Although some account cancellations weren't always clear cut even after the reasons were exposed. Bottom line the odds of having your account cancelled are extremely remote. I agree this whole thread is much ado about nothing, but it doesn't hurt to have your books stripped of DRM and backed up for your personal use. One day your current reader will break and it is nice to have flexibility in deciding what reader you buy next.
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11-10-2012, 02:42 AM | #33 |
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Agreed. At the very least, your books should be saved on your computer and some place else, like a cd. If something happens you have the choice of stripping the DRM or not.
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11-10-2012, 03:19 AM | #34 |
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I don't think (or hope) they would dare make such a bold move. It reminds me of the Blu-ray specifications that theoretically allow for corporations to remotely disable your player should they find illegally downloaded movies on it or something. But after many years of Blu-rays being around, I never heard of such a scenario actually happening.
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But those people who had bought those books and had them deleted were innocent victims. |
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11-10-2012, 06:17 PM | #36 |
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Some people are spamming the Kindle Paperwhite and other Kindles reviews with this misinformation. They trying to bring the rating down I think. I saw 10 spam reviews over there last night.
Do a search in the reviews for Defective by design and you will see there is some sort of smear campaign going on. |
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11-10-2012, 11:27 PM | #39 |
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I thought it was first a free book and then they added a choice of 1984 or a second ebook. The total value was $30.
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11-11-2012, 12:55 AM | #40 |
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Immaterial, no matter what they did to correct the error. The fact we are still talking about them removing the book is proof it was a PR disaster from which they haven't fully recovered.
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The first article was just a huge quote of the lady, I doubt that it was wrong. It favored her view. Facts are facts. You who probably didn't read it, believe what you want. It was obvious what happened...
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I'd like to interject, you say Defective by design. I prefer to say GNU/Defective by design. I love Richard Stallman and muh freedums. Defective by design used to be focused on Apple. It's good to see it getting in on Amazon's drm. |
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11-11-2012, 03:03 AM | #43 | |
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If people want DRM gone they need to bug the publishers! They are the ones to blame not Amazon. DRM is optional and Almost all KDP books are DRM Free. DRM is turn off by default when one uploads their book to sell by Amazon. There is so much misinformation out there that these people need to grow up. You want DRM gone then bug and boycott the Publishers who use it. |
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You are correct on every account, but this particular group will harass hardware vendors that are closed systems. They just want the public to know that if you buy into this ecosystem that you are screwed by drm. I know Richard Stallman backed their efforts, and he is the proverbial warrior for our generation. //edit imo. Last edited by Valentino; 11-11-2012 at 03:23 AM. |
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We know that DRM exists, there are folks who buy an ereader and think that you can buy books from any store and put them on your Kindle. They are clueless about different formats, drm, and drm stripping. If the average person knew about the 1984 incident and thought it was a PR problem, the Kindle would not be the top selling ereader In the US. People would fear this type of thing happening and would buya Nook, Kobo, or Sony. So either. Amazon did a great PR job and people are not afraid or Amazon did a Great PR job and most people are clueless because it is a nonissue for the average user. Heck, it is a nonissue for most ereader users at this site. |
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