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abookreader · 08-30-2013, 07:30 PM

Yes. Since you just want an "in case" copy buy your books and send them to your Kindle in the usual manner. Save a second copy to Calibre and use the tools to disinfect DRM - because if Amazon ever deleted your books sometime in the future you have no guarantee that you'd still have access to the correct device to open a back-up copy that was locked by device specific DRM.

Saving that second copy only takes about 10 seconds.

08-30-2013, 07:30 PM	#8
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Yes. Since you just want an "in case" copy buy your books and send them to your Kindle in the usual manner. Save a second copy to Calibre and use the tools to disinfect DRM - because if Amazon ever deleted your books sometime in the future you have no guarantee that you'd still have access to the correct device to open a back-up copy that was locked by device specific DRM. Saving that second copy only takes about 10 seconds.