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Old 02-21-2012, 11:04 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice View Post
this is enticing, although I'm not really in the market for a tablet, but B&N loses me with their requirement to have a valid credit card on file in order to not brick the unit. A friend on one list said that she had to reformat her nook and redownload all her books when her credit card expiration date changed. That's too much like work for me.
That information is wrong. If you change your credit card you will still be able to read books downloaded with another credit card. You do not need to reformat your Nook, or to download your books again.

B&N requires a valid credit card because the B&N DRM uses your credit card number and name to encrypt the books.
This means that unlike with Kindle books that are tied to your device, a Nook book file can be read on any device supporting the DRM (and not just on one specific device). Which means backups are lot more useful.
It also means that you can copy a Nook book file to as many devices as you want, as many times as you want. Which makes sharing within for example a family much easier.
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