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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Happened to me with paper books all the time. They constantly went out of print and I had to hunt for an used copy (difficult to do from another country) or just drop the intention to read that specific book.
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That's not the same thing. Physical goods can be discontinued at any time, and if you didn't buy them when you had the chance, then that's on you.
I'm talking about an item I already bought, that the e-book vendor has the power to remove from my library due to various publishing agreements expiring. If you can take away something that I bought, then I didn't actually buy it. It was just a glorified rental, and either I failed to read the fine print that told me it was a glorified rental, or the company violated the contract we made when I purchased the item.
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
I have a few Kobo books no longer available. They appear in My Books and are still downloadable on both devices and website.
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That's good to know. Hopefully the same will be true for me. I suppose Kobo couldn't get away with removing the e-book entirely, because European regulators wouldn't let that stand.