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Old 12-30-2014, 10:41 AM   #52
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So even if I don't actually read the book but just go to the last page, Amazon will record that I've read the entire book?
They know how far you got in it, the percentage at any rate, as long as it has been read on the device (not run through Calibre and read on something else).

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As an aside, I have a 6 months sub to KU, but will not renew. I read mainly non-fiction, i.e. bios, history, entertainment, etc. and count myself lucky to have found 10 books of interest so far. Indie "authors" in these fields think that putting together a crap book of quotes or copying from a Wikipedia article constitutes an ebook. This has only reinforced my decision to only buy books released by professional publishers.
It's probably a better deal for fiction readers.
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