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Originally Posted by GeoffC
When my current reader goes west in 10 years time ( ! ) I'll have a library that I can't access ' cause I doubt Fictionwise etc will keep my downloads for that length of time in case I need to re-adjust for a change of PID .
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FictionWise has a good history of preserving downloads, but they depend on the DRM provider to update the authorized PID's.
The loss of a DRM provider has actually happened for eReader books bought before June 1, 2004. FictionWise still allows you to download new copies of these ebooks, but the PID (in this case a credit card number) can't be changed. See
What does the Archived mark mean on some of my eReader eBooks?. FictionWise is actually doing more than some other companies would in archiving these old ebooks for you. For example, Amazon deleted all the Secure Adobe ebooks it sold a year after it stopped selling them. Since the eReader DRM is not device specific, the loss of a DRM provider was not catastrophic. This could easily happen to MOBI or LIT or Secure Adobe ebooks too. Based on past behavior, Amazon would likely delete all Kindle ebooks from its servers if it stopped selling Kindles.