Thread: Why are DRM ebooks evil and why should I avoid them like the plague?
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Old 04-04-2011, 11:21 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward View Post
One thing to remember, your reader will be in a landfill in less than 5 years, the same as all current PMP players.

Lithium Ion battery will fail within 5 years, and since the Kindles (and most other E-book readers, and all current PMP players), have non-replaceable lithium Ion batteries, all will be junk within 5 years. (although you may be able to use them from a wall plug charger.)

Plan accordingly.
True, the Kindle battery isn't supposed to be user-replaceable. But it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA4CtfvzrjQ

Not for the faint-hearted.
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