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Originally Posted by Graham
Backing up: DRM does not prevent you doing this.Graham
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Originally Posted by Graham Coulson
Thanks, Graham, for that very full reply. I'm glad to learn that backing up is possible -- I had read otherwise...
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It's not quite as simple as you might think/hope, though. It all depends on exactly how the particular DRM system works, but on the Kindle, DRM books are tied to a specific device. If I download a DRM'd file from Amazon for my Kindle, I can make backups of that file, but they will only work on the device I downloaded them for. If I buy a new Kindle, they won't work on the new Kindle.
Any purchases I make from Amazon can, however, be downloaded to any device I have registered to my account. So, if I buy a new Kindle and register it to my account, I can download a copy for that new Kindle. In effect, Amazon is keeping backups for me. I think most e-book stores have a similar facility.