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Originally Posted by EndStop
The sting would be to not simply deny access to a pirated book but to do it in the most irritating way possible. I have heard of ideas for slowly removing features from pirated games on the same principle.
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Given that I purchase books from several retailers, I can see having my ebook downloaded from GooglePlay, converted to azw3 and sideloaded onto a Kindle being marked as pirated since it was not purchased from Amazon.
Slightly different from games, many of which now require connecting to a server to enjoy the game. FIFA without multiplayer? Cold pancakes and no honey.
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Originally Posted by EndStop
Actually Amazon need not be involved at all. It only requires Kindle to take action and a deal between the publishers and kindle to offer lower prices through, perhaps, Amazon to kindle customers in return for protection - well that is more than possible.
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Kindle is part of Amazon. No separation even of the wholly owned subsidiary version. Does your left thumb make it's own deals and decisions?