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eschwartz · 02-16-2014, 04:13 PM

I'm pretty sure it's fairly common. Obviously, you have permission to store it on your ereader, although I would like to know what their rationale behind forbidding download and storage is -- or how they intend to do anything about it.

But yes, it's fairly common, even though no one knows/cares, or so much as looks at that notice in the ordinary way of things.

The reasoning undoubtedly is the typical BPH hatred of ebooks.

02-16-2014, 04:13 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I'm pretty sure it's fairly common. Obviously, you have permission to store it on your ereader, although I would like to know what their rationale behind forbidding download and storage is -- or how they intend to do anything about it. But yes, it's fairly common, even though no one knows/cares, or so much as looks at that notice in the ordinary way of things. The reasoning undoubtedly is the typical BPH hatred of ebooks.