07-19-2009, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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*Publishers* setting device limit for Kindle
Recently, when looking for total number of pages of a Kindle edition book on Amazon's site, I've noticed on more than a few occasions that the number of pages line has been replaced with the following:
Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits A link to one of many examples (scroll down to Product Details): http://www.amazon.com/The-Canterbury...8043762&sr=1-5 This particular example has multiple copies by various publishers, but that is not always the case. Now, if Amazon's policy limits a customer to six devices, where does a publisher's limit come in to play and how is it enforced? I suspect the publisher's limitation takes precedent over Amazon, as did the Text-To-Speech issue. Yet another distortion of Amazon's sales pitch? (Sorry, I obviously failed my initial search attempt on the subject and now see a short thread addressing this) Moderators please feel free to move/delete. Last edited by Skydog; 07-19-2009 at 07:23 PM. Reason: duplicate thread |
07-19-2009, 07:23 PM | #2 |
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Well, that's a dumb restriction since Canterbury Tales is *so* in the Public Domain.
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07-19-2009, 07:23 PM | #3 | |
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07-19-2009, 07:32 PM | #4 |
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07-20-2009, 12:51 AM | #5 | |
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My publishing company has a distribution agreement with Amazon and we were never given the option of deciding how many devices we could limit books to. |
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07-20-2009, 01:03 AM | #6 | |
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It also looks like Amazon isn't actually asking publishers about the limit, it's just popping up on the books, very bad form. Carl |
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07-20-2009, 05:34 AM | #7 |
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Publishers are beyond paranoid but then again their business is worthless without unique content because they themselves produce NOTHING.
This is ridiculous because Amazon itself limits 6 devices per account and I am sure their agreement with the publisher included this fact. |
07-20-2009, 08:54 AM | #8 |
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Just out of curiosity - how many folks need the ability to use more than 5 devices?
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07-20-2009, 09:07 AM | #9 | |
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If you folks check the Kindle Myths and Partial Truths wiki, you'll see a copy of a letter I received several months ago from Amazon Customer Service which states:
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07-20-2009, 01:50 PM | #10 |
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Not true. You can have as many Kindles as you like on your account. However, most books limit the number of devices you can download to to 6 (or less).
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Apparently this issue has been tested with individuals who have gone through multiple returns/exchanges and have exceeded six devices. It would be nice to know if devices/serial numbers are permanently attached to one's account. This could be a real headache in the future given the number of upgrades, exchanges and any additional authorization of new hardware from other manufacturers (i.e., iPhone). Seems illogical to me. |
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07-20-2009, 03:25 PM | #13 |
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So long as the text is wrapped in DRM, the DMCA protects the text, even if it's public domain text. Not directly, but because the tools needed to remove the DRM are illegal.
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07-20-2009, 03:33 PM | #14 | |
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07-20-2009, 03:47 PM | #15 |
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By default, ebooks from Amazon's DTP are DRM-free. So the device "limit" could be entirely notional, even though it is still enforced on Amazon's servers for downloads. There is perhaps disagreement about whether it is legal to strip DRM from an ebook for personal use (and, as you say, developing the removal tools is illegal), but there is little doubt that copying a DRM-free file to a 6th or 7th device for personal use is fair use in the US.
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