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Old 11-24-2011, 04:34 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by Kevin8or View Post
To answer the OP's original question, here's the process I suggest you use.
  1. Download your purchases to your computer, not your device. All stores offer a way to do this.
  2. Strip the DRM from your new e-book.
  3. Import the book into a collection manager like Calibre.
  4. Transfer a copy of your book to your e-reader.
A third-party plug-in is available for Calibre. With it, you can do (2) & (3) with the click of a button. Google the words "Apprentice Alf". We're not allowed to offer any further DRM assistance at mobileread.

This is a more cumbersome way to buy e-books. However, you'll always be in control of your library, and you can read your books on any device you choose.
It doesn't even need to be more cumbersome. Even step 1 can be done off your device; you don't need to send it to your PC first. I just import the book into Calibre directly off my Kindle, leaving the DRM-infested copy there, where it does me no harm, and ending up with a DRM-stripped copy in my Calibre library. Easy as pie.
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