Thread: The Cult of Kindle? Are we there yet?
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Old 12-09-2007, 04:25 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
What "propriatory lockdown" are you referring to? You don't have to buy books from Amazon if you don't wish to - you can load your own content.
With "propriatory lockdown" was trying to avoid the DRM word. I wanted the discussion to stay on the "Kindle cult" topic

You can not read DRMed books from other sources then Amazon on Kindle.

You can not read Amazon ebooks on any other device. Not even PC.
What if you want to copy a paragraph from a reference book to your thesis under the fair use?

You can not convert your DRM free stuff to Amazon format *yourself*. You have to ask Amazon and send your file (possibly containing private information) for conversion. What if Amazon refuses to convert your files in the future? (change of policy, discontinued product, ... whatever reason)
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