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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
You can still use your NookPC reader and it will download to a "My Barnes & Noble eBooks" folder (and, at least with my test purchase, it now includes some of the title and is not all numbers).
As long as they leave a way for me to disinfect my purchases, I can buy from them. I can still complain and condemn them for their stupid measures to restrain trade with them, though. (Either action, will have about the same effect on their practices, none.)
Luck;
Ken
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The advantage that Amazon retains over B&N by keeping the ability to download the file using a browser (requiring no special reader program), is that with essentially any browser/any computer/anywhere, you can still buy new content and load it on your device to read using the usb cable.
When I'm stuck at Aunt Matilda's house for the week with no Wifi, I can still use her wired computer to buy/download/sideload new content to my reader so I don't go insane.
Now when I'm in that situation, B&N wants me to either:
1) Download, install/configure the Nook for PC program (if it will run on Aunt Matilda's computer) to get the one new book I purchased (and then uninstall it because Aunt 'Tildie is so persnickety about her computer).
2) Borrow 'Tildie's car to go to McDonalds to get the book I purchased (on her computer) using their Wifi. Which means I'll have to top-up 'Tildie's tank (again ... persnickety).
3) Go insane (possibly harming Aunt 'Tildie and making Thanksgiving dinner incredibly awkward).
B&N/Nook is clearly indicating (with this change) that they hate my Aunt Matilda and quite possibly Thanksgiving in general. I'm done with them