MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Authors are protesting Amazon's 'read and return' e-book policy

drofgnal · 06-28-2022, 05:23 AM

I don't think you should be allowed to return an ebook. Seems ripe for abuse. I wonder if there are some restrictions on that? Like the book must not have been downloaded for USB transfer? It'd be easy and take about 2 minutes to download via usb and load onto a kindle with wifi off and claim a refund or download and remove DRM and load onto any reader and claim a refund. Seems a dumb policy.

I accidentally purchase a book once with the 1-click button, and just kept it. Fortunately is was a kindle deal of the day book for 1.99. No great loss.

06-28-2022, 05:23 AM	#8
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,413 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I don't think you should be allowed to return an ebook. Seems ripe for abuse. I wonder if there are some restrictions on that? Like the book must not have been downloaded for USB transfer? It'd be easy and take about 2 minutes to download via usb and load onto a kindle with wifi off and claim a refund or download and remove DRM and load onto any reader and claim a refund. Seems a dumb policy. I accidentally purchase a book once with the 1-click button, and just kept it. Fortunately is was a kindle deal of the day book for 1.99. No great loss.