[KevisHendrickson]

CheriePie,

You are absolutely right. I really wish Amazon would allow readers to download updated versions of books they have bought for their kindle. I'm not sure that the general public knows it, but most authors wince in horror every time they publish a book, wishing that they could go back and edit it.

Today's technology makes it possible that an author can revise his book after it's initial release. However, it has not yet become feasible to do so. The great J.R.R. Tolkien was infamous for being a niggler (an author who engaged in endless revisions). In fact, his publisher had to literally go to his house and rip the manuscript of The Two Towers and The Return of the King out of his hands just so that they could publish it.

I come from the same stock as Tolkien and spend endless hours every day revising my books so that I can give readers the best version of my book. Several of my author friends are exactly the same way, and like me, spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to constantly update their books. However, amazon's greed prevents them from letting you (the reader) download updated copies of an author's book.

To be frank, the only way you can get around this situation is to return the older version of your kindle book and repurchase it. I personally know of many authors who have begged Amazon to change their policy, but they have refused to do so. The only thing that will make amazon relent on their bad policy is a massive boycott. Unfortunately, as long as people are willing to play amazon's game, nothing will ever change.