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Originally Posted by conan50
I don't know why, but several times lately I have noticed Amazon no longer labels ebooks I've already purchased as ebooks I already own. Without realizing it, I have re-purchased ebooks I already owned because I did not realize Amazon is no longer always putting the notice at the top of the Kindle page when it's a book I already own.
Just a heads up to carefully check before re-purchasing an ebook you may already own.
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Been happening since the early days of Kindle. Usually happens when a book goes from one publisher to another or from a commercial publisher to being self pubbed (sometimes it's the same publisher, but a new "edition", but not all that often in my experience unless there is extensive content changes). The ASIN changes, as Terisa mentioned, and the book then becomes a different item in Amazon's eyes.
Note this isn't an Amazon unique thing. It happens on Kobo too, & I
think I've had it happen at B&N too although I don't buy much there.