No it was ALSO in the online Archive (as that's the ONLY one there is on the Kindle). Through the browser, there is no indication either of why it can't be downloaded. All options grayed out and no explanation why.
This is a good example of why eBooks will fail if this kind of thing CONTINUES to happen.
All I know is that this needs to be figured out LONG before dead tree books are no longer produced regularly.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
It was still listed in the archive on your device, but it was removed from your archive on Amazon's servers (go to the "manage your Kindle" page and see). Yes, that seems to be a petty distinction at first glance, but it's an important one nonetheless. Why? Because Amazon didn't reach their long, wireless "arm" into your device and delete the book (like they did with 1984). They promised to handle the situation differently after the 1984 fiasco and they've kept that promise. This way, if you keep a local copy (on your device or PC or whatever), you never have to worry about truly "losing" a book.
There are going to be publisher issues like this from time to time... Amazon can't control that. However, never removing the book from your device (or making a backup of your purchase) is a pretty simple solution that we (as consumers) can control.
Just take some simple (and legal) steps to protect your investment and you should be "golden." I can't download a lot of my older purchase from Fictionwise anymore, but guess what?... I didn't rely on them to keep backups for me so I didn't lose any of my ebooks.  |