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Originally Posted by HarryT
Of course you shouldn't ONLY have your data on someone else's cloud storage - you need to make your own backups, too. It's simply a convenient method of accessing it from anywhere. That's why services like Dropbox (which runs on Amazon's cloud) are so popular.
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Originally Posted by SCION
Yep, pretty basic. Buy a book and back it up.
It's ok if you prefer a a device with an SD card slot. But don't act like folks who buy Kindles are simple minded and don't really know what's best for them. Simply assuming that no one backs up their books if they own a Kindle. Also, many make a big deal about converting their "entire" library to .mobi if they were to buy a Kindle. Do a batch convert and walk away from the computer. Done. It's not a difficult transition for those who are truly interested and not just looking for reasons to put down the Kindle.
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Thanks for condescending responses... never said anything about "ONLY" using cloud storage... of course I backup my stuff (and backup the backups) but where do I store the odd terabyte in the cloud and do it for free... whereas in my control, no charge except for hard disks (trivial now). And with pocket bus-powered USB drives, I can take a terabyte or so around in a shirt pocket or bag for a couple of hundred grams weight... oh yes, it also works when there's no Wi-Fi or 3G access available and it's faster too...
And where did I put the Kindle down... didn't even mention the damn things... was talking about other people handling my storage and that doesn't matter a damn whether Amazon or Old King Cole... neither did I say I only prefer a device with an SD card slot or assume Kindle owners don't backup... seems Kindle owners are now getting even more defensive about their choices than Apple users
