Thread: When you are locked out of your $1000 worth Amazon library.
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Old 11-23-2011, 12:04 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Nexutix View Post
http://consumerist.com/2011/11/amazo...es-shrugs.html



Centralization of your purchases on Amazon servers has its own disadvantages. In a battle to prevent piracy, Amazon has made centrifugation to a point of threshold, where if servers crack down in a calamity or your account becomes "locked"/"on hold" somehow, you lose access to all purchases.

There should be some way to solve this issue. For example, unsigned inaccessible copies of your books should be made available for download and personal storage. Kindle for PC can be made to authorize your account once and it can sign copies of books for your Kindle based on unique code for your device. (Similar to: iTunes signs firmware before installing it on iDevices)

What are your alternatives to this? How do you manage your digital library in crisis-free state?
Another lesson that you should always make a backup of your digital content! Never trust a website with the only copy of your digital files.
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