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They do carry the merchandise you want. You just have to take a few minutes to download some software to convert it so it can be used on your device.
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OK, from now on, please assume that the statement "I can't buy from Amazon" means: "I can't buy from Amazon without violating their TOS and possibly violating copyright law by stripping DRM and converting the format to one my reader can handle, and why would I want to do that except in the extremely rare case that Amazon carries a book I want to read that is unavailable elsewhere." It's really just too much to type every time.
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It is rare that you see Amazon people calling for BN, Kobo, or Sony to sell Mobi. I normally only mention it when the EPub crowd wants Amazon to sell EPub.
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I don't care what Amazon does. I simply find it curious that in the pursuit of sales of e-readers and e-books, they have decided to drive away customers of long standing.
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I have a very simple take on all of this. People chose a device that could not read books sold by Amazon. Either download the software to read the books or be happy with the stores that you chose.
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I am happy. How does that somehow mean I can't have an opinion about Amazon?
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Asking Amazon to change their business model so you can buy books for a device that they do not support is a bit silly. To me it sounds like people feel that they are entitled to buy ebooks from Amazon even when they chose to buy a competing product. It is like going into McDonalds and demanding that they sell a Whopper.
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Heaven forbid a customer comment on why she became a former customer!