Thread: B&N removed download option on all books in "My Nook" library
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Old 07-11-2015, 09:33 PM   #1108
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Originally Posted by conan50 View Post
It's kind of astounding that B&N removed the ability to easily back up even DRMed ebooks. I remember when I got my nook Simple Touch I backed up all their books by just connecting the device to my PC. Got to wonder who gave them cash to magically disappear those books from showing up on devices now. Once they finally bite the dust, there will be millions of people no longer able to access their nook books. If that does happen, it will have a terrible chilling effect on ebook purchases, which of course would make many publishers happy.
And that's exactly why I download every single book purchase to my PC, remove DRM and keep a few copies on various hard drives and in the cloud (my cloud, not B&N's). Especially when you're also buying from smaller book sellers, there's no guarantee any store won't close at any time, or change how you can download and read what they do have stored in the cloud for your purchases like B&N.
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