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I am not saying that they ever have done that or are going to do that - all I am saying is that there is the possibility, at least that is the way I interpret their user agreement. I never had to agree to a license agreement when buying any other ereader. I am also not trying to spread any rumors or badmouth any particular company, I am a very frequent Amazon.com customer myself, but I am concerned about becoming a target of advertising based on my reading habits.
Here is the respective excerpt of the Kindle licensing agreement:
"The Software will provide Amazon with data about your Kindle and its interaction with the Service (such as available memory, up-time, log files, and signal strength). The Software will also provide Amazon with information related to the Digital Content on your Kindle and Other Devices and your use of it (such as last page read and content archiving). Annotations, bookmarks, notes, highlights, or similar markings you make using your Kindle or Reading Application and other information you provide may be stored on servers that are located outside the country in which you live. Any information we receive is subject to the Amazon.com privacy notice located at www.amazon.com/privacy."
I think it is, of course, ultimately up to each person to decide what to buy or what to agree to, and that screen is sounding oh so tempting, never mind the low price; however, my experience over the past 50 odd years has been that if something sounds too good to be true, it either is or has some big BUT attached.
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