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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
3. I have no problem with an author selling his books on Amazon, but I for one won't be buying them there. If that is the only place they are sold then I won't be buying them. I realize that I am likely a member of a smaller group of ebook buyers who would hold that position.
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I'm even more rare. I found a book free from Amazon, that I could tell I would really like. Since I knew the publisher sells it on their website, I emailed them to verify they sell DRM free, then paid the publisher for a copy of the eBook Amazon offered me for free.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll
My Real Life Kindle friends only buy from Amazon; my Real Life Nook friends only buy from B&N. Half of them buy FROM THEIR DEVICE, which gives me the shivers -- they don't back up their books, don't even understand why I would think that was necessary. Who needs Calibre when you have 3G/Wi-Fi delivery? *eek*
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Because buying from the device locks the book into your account, and you can always re-download the again as long as the account is still active? When I sent away my beloved 950 for warranty replacement, my Sony books were all kept in their cloud/on their servers (not sure which one they use) and once I had authorized my replacement-950 it was easy enough to access all my Sony-acquired books directly on the 950 again.
Of course, this can still lead to severe problems if you lose access to your account.