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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Any of the ebook stores can do this. They can delete a book from their store and their archive. Any of the e-readers with a wireless connection can then have the book removed from their device by the store. B&N can reach out and grab a book that you bought from them and remove it from a Nook. Sony can do the same with the 950.
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I viewed the 650's lack of wireless as a selling point.
But I have not read any claim that B&N or Sony have that capability. It takes more than a wireless connection. They would need the investment in infrastructure to actively track IPs and inventory, and to query ereaders and initiate commands for remote execution. None of that is trivial or automatic. It would require calculated premeditation.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
This is why folks have argued that stripping the DRM is something you have to do to protect your collection when you buy from a major store.
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Good advice.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Amazon was not randomly deleting a book that it disliked or that people were protesting.
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The motive is moot. They demonstrated the capability to control my property I hold in my hands. If they sold me a pbook and then detected legal issues, they surely could not let themselves into my study to fetch it back.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
So if this possibility bothers you, you should avoid getting a device with wireless or strip all of your books of the DRM and load them that way, which makes the wireless pretty much useless.
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Good advice again. And potential customers like the OP should be warned.
However, some on this site have suggested that Amazon can query your Kindle and detect that you have violated their edict by stripping their DRM on books you bought from them. Though they apparently haven't verified this capability or taken any action based on it. I for one believe in keeping my doors locked.