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Thanks a lot Laura! I was able to get the github plugin and successfully load my new book onto my Kobo, which I'm really looking forward to reading. My Kindle for PC 1.17 is now asking me to update each time (previously it rarely prompted this) - but hey at least it's asking, not assuming!
It is frustrating that Amazon prevents people using other devices from buying their books and putting them on their devices. Fair enough that they would want to prevent piracy. But a closed system doesn't seem sustainable over the long term to me. I want to be able to own the books I buy. Not rely on amazon giving me access for as long as it chooses, as long as it exists etc. Down the track, decades from now, there may be many people who are currently locked in to amazon's system who regret it. The ereader market is likely to further diversity over time. And if other companies offer better systems I imagine many people would vote with their feet
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