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10-22-2012, 12:40 PM | #16 |
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This is exactly why I am reluctant to buy a Kindle. As other have posted, I keep my library stored at home with multiple back ups, and it is all DRM free.
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10-22-2012, 12:46 PM | #17 |
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This makes me very happy that my e-readers are not wi-fi.
Amazon is not even considering the possibility of some computer error (I noticed that in the above-linked MR thread about a similar situation, the "reason" was the same--a RELATED account was the problem) and that Amazon is denying the customer access to legitimately purchased content, without advance warning. |
10-22-2012, 12:51 PM | #18 |
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How can you be ignorant of something you didn't know was possible? If a linked account is because they have the same address, then that's not fair and not right.
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10-22-2012, 01:10 PM | #19 | |
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I paid for these books in whatever format, they are mine so if today it is Kindle and tomorrow something else, my library stays with me. Last edited by chilady1; 10-22-2012 at 01:13 PM. |
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10-22-2012, 01:11 PM | #20 |
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This seems to come up about ever six months or so...
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=173468 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=158314 |
10-22-2012, 01:11 PM | #21 | |
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I guess I don't quite understand why anyone would feel any safer purchasing, de-DRMing, and backing up non-Amazon ebooks than they would purchasing, de-DRMing and backing-up Amazon content. If you're going to take a proactive stance on de-DRMing and backing up your own purchases, surely where you get your content from is of very little consequence? |
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10-22-2012, 01:12 PM | #22 |
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My only concern or comment would be ... I guess is technically possible for Amazon, to check fur DRM free books?
If that's the case, I wonder what type of violation agreements we'll be incurring, as we should not strip down DRM in USA even if we legally paid Amazon for it.... And the follow up question ... does Calibre remove any potential file identification (Amazon books) after liberating the file??? |
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10-22-2012, 01:16 PM | #24 |
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I want to know what is going on in the UK?
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10-22-2012, 01:20 PM | #25 | |
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This is why I always run my newly bought e-books through Calibre and a few select add-ons. I could of course go completely pirate but I think authors deserve at least some money for their books. Funny thing is, if I want to pay for books, Amazon provides the path of least resistance for us Norwegians. If Amazon tries to pull similar crap with me, I will probably try to get help from Norwegian consumer authorities. The same guys that made Apple drop DRM in iTunes a few years ago. |
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10-22-2012, 01:31 PM | #29 | |
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(Oddly, he doesn't post there any more. Go figure.) |
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10-22-2012, 01:35 PM | #30 | |
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(I call the tools extra legal because, for one thing, we are not allowed to link to them here.) We are not talking about failing to secure your wifi, or clicking on spam link. I don't read many stories in the mainstream media about stripping DRM to protect stuff you buy legitimately from supposedly legitimate companies. |
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