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Originally Posted by jhowell
That phrasing is interesting. Notice that it doesn't say "DRM-free". It just says that you can use it on as many devices as you want. It doesn't explicitly state it, but it is implied by it being a "kindle edition" that the devices are running kindle software.
In the case of KFX (the topic of this thread) all books delivered in that format have DRM regardless of that statement in the product details. However those books are encoded so that they can be freely transferred to any kindle device that supports the format and they will work. So for KFX "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" means less locked down, but not completely free of DRM.
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It's an important distinction to make, I think. The more Amazon moves toward KFX, the less "Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited" will be able to be used to assume it means a particular title is DRM free (given that KFX encryption isn't reversed for a while). The terms really have become effectively synonymous for some.
It will be a while before people will understand that it literally means, "works on any
kindle device" (with regards to KFX).