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Old 08-11-2010, 07:30 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by vugtitan View Post
So if I put confidential company accounts or mergers or takeovers that information can be read by Amazon.
I don't understand why you would put that stuff on an e-book reader in the first place, but no, top-secret eyes-only stuff probably shouldn't go on your Kindle. I don't have a clue how Amazon would pick it out of the millions of megabytes of documents people are putting on Kindles all the time, but just to be safe.

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If I put my credit card number on the Kindle it can be read by Amazon?
Um? You have to turn 1-click ordering on for your account in order to hook a Kindle up to it. That means Amazon already has your credit card information.

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I was shocked and very disturbed to read above that Amazon had deleted books like 1984 by remote control!
You'll have to bear with the rest of us, who have known about it since the day it happened. A lot of the urgency has worn off for us.

For what it's worth, I have hundreds of books (literally) on my Kindle(s) and Amazon has deleted 2 of them, because I asked them to; in both case it was my choice to return them and get my money back. One was formatted for DX and had illustrations that did not work on my K2, the other was an encyclopedia that was apparently the result of a botched scanning job and utterly unreadable.

Amazon does not make a habit of deleting its customers' books. The 1984 incident was a public relations nightmare for them and they obviously learned from it.

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If enough people had Kindles and paper books cease to exist then Amazon could delete all books that are not approved by Amazon!
We depend on people like you to hold Amazon's feet to the fire, and protect us all by getting one of the many fine readers that don't have wireless connectivity. The diverse and vital community of e-book reader companies ensures that Amazon cannot lock anybody in, as there are plenty of competitors to go to. This very site has forum after forum devoted to the different types, plus a forum for people who are still trying to decide. I want you to know I appreciate your willingness to forgo a Kindle to help keep everyone's options open.

Thank you for your sacrifice.
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