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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Why would they?
That is exactly why Amazon lets you have 6 *active* reading devices per account. Sharing books within the immediate family is part of the expected usage pattern.
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Well, it is an arbitrary number that AMAZON decided upon--without consulting authors, publishers or copyright. They sort of invented that license. Now I happen to think it's reasonable, but the reality is that it probably should be up to the author. Then again, once we decide to sell on a retailer's site, we are essentially agreeing to partner with them and we have some obligation to help that retailer be a better retailer and maintain sales. Part of that responsibility to ourselves and our partner retailers is to make sure the reader experience is a good one. We all need to make sure the customer finds value in the produce and is happy with it--so they come back for more.