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Old 10-31-2018, 08:17 PM   #87
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Look at Kindle unlimited: there are traditionally published titles in there. On a case by case basis. Who negotiated those ebook-specific deals?
Bezos?
The head of AWS?
The head of Amazon LLC?
The head of APub?
None of those entities you've mentioned are "Kindle." Thank you for helping to prove my point. "Kindle" cannot negotiate a deal with publishers to alter firmware to detect pirated books as was being suggested. Mainly because "Kindle" does not exist as a distinct and autonomous Amazon subsidiary with access to (or influence over) publishers and/or publisher contracts.

The notion that "Kindle" could somehow make this happen without involving Amazon at all is just silly. Kindle is still Amazon no matter how you slice it.

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