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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, it IS a different arrangement. The fundamental difference is that in the one case Amazon is BUYING the books from the publisher (or wholesaler). They can then legally sell them to whoever they wish.
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The difference is that e-books are not sold whatever you may believe but licensed.
In the Kindle case, Amazon has the right to restrict selling Kindle to the US because they would be liable for warranty and even claims of limited functionality anywhere else - whispernet anyone? - and they just do not want the hassle and expense. But resellers can and do sell Kindles to anyone and everyone, just that you take your chances and accept the limited capability.
Try and resell Hachette ebooks and see what will happen...
Ebooks are not owned by anyone other then the publisher, they are licensed to you for a shorter or longer period of time and anyone pretending anything else is in denial if the belief is sincere...
The e-media examples of terminating the license by closing drm servers, pulling items off virtual shelves and so on are too numerous so far to list, so just live with it and do not whine
You "buy" ebooks, that's what you get, so accept it, make your own plans how to deal with it and forget it... Conversion and redundant backups is one way...