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SameOldStory · 07-17-2010, 01:42 PM

Congratulations, you're an author. A billion people can see your ebook on Amazon. Great.

How about giving me, and a few others without a Kindle a chance to buy your books.

So far I haven't downloaded any books from Amazon, but I'm told that if an ebook is listed as "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" that it isn't DRMed and can therefore be converted to a format that I can read.

You do have the right to have your books DRMed, and I have a right to not buy them in a format that I can't use.

Your choice.

UPDATE
B.Tackitt in post #21 has better information on "unlimited simultaneous usage" than I had.

UPDATE 2
"Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" may, or may not be DRMed. Sadly there is, as of now, no way to tell if a Kindle book has DRM on it or not by looking at the web page.

07-17-2010, 01:42 PM	#1
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	I want to buy your ebooks, but.... Congratulations, you're an author. A billion people can see your ebook on Amazon. Great. How about giving me, and a few others without a Kindle a chance to buy your books. So far I haven't downloaded any books from Amazon, but I'm told that if an ebook is listed as "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" that it isn't DRMed and can therefore be converted to a format that I can read. You do have the right to have your books DRMed, and I have a right to not buy them in a format that I can't use. Your choice. UPDATE B.Tackitt in post #21 has better information on "unlimited simultaneous usage" than I had. UPDATE 2 "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" may, or may not be DRMed. Sadly there is, as of now, no way to tell if a Kindle book has DRM on it or not by looking at the web page. Last edited by SameOldStory; 07-24-2010 at 09:52 AM. Reason: Corrected info thanks to B.Tackitt.