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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
For backup purposes, I simply copy the files from the Kindle drive to my PC. I also note *which* Kindle these files came from since most of them won't work if restored to a different Kindle device. I'm also pretty sure that the Kindle reader app won't open one of the DRM-laden books.
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That's the key point. When you purchase a Kindle book from Amazon, you specify which device you want to read it on. If you want to read it on more than one device (which is registered to your account), you must download separate physical files. Each file is keyed to the device you specify.
You need to keep that in mind in any backup strategy. If your Kindle goes kaput, restoring the backup to a new device won't help. You will have to re-download the books. (This applies to books you buy from Amazon; if you have obtained non-DRM books from other sources, this won't be a problem.)
As for the Kindle reader app, that will indeed open a "DRM-laden book", provided you specified the reader app as your device when you purchased the book.
Mike