Two (TallMonof2 and Sydney's Mom) very good and informative answers. Thank you. I'm getting a lot closer to an understanding. I was a programmer. Though I never hacked anything (my mind don't work like that). I wrote and tried to sell software (the reason for "was"), and I protected my software with license keys. So... I understand the reasons behind DRM. HOWEVER, I am in total agreement with many who have said, that getting a ebook from the library is not much different than checking a hard cover out and carrying it home. So... I will get these little programs and see what else I can learn. Seems to me, Amazon, is just trying to force folks to buy from Amazon with a somewhat heavy handed approach (as said many times in this set of posts).
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