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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Now this is a major issue...
Because how does Amazon know if someone has read more then 10%? The way I read is I download, put the eBook into Calibre, side load, and read with the WiFi off. Even if I had a Kindle, the WiFi would be off and thus, no way to track my reading. So even if I finish the book, Amazon has no way of knowing that I've read more than 10%. This 10% is garbage and it's not fair for the authors as there is no way to 100% reliably track this 10%.
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It's not fair on the authors because you chose to modify the file and make it un-trackable. Amazon has nothing to do with that "loophole". Amazon did not recommend that you employ that step or switch off your wifi. If you can turn on your wifi in order to download the book, you could be considerate and turn it on again after you're done with the book to update the servers with your read information so that the author gets paid. If you're on vacation and without wifi access, leave the book on the device and delete it after you've returned home and turned wifi on (although I reckon the device probably stores the read information at all times and simply phones it back home when you next connect to wifi, which makes it even simpler for you).