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I've just discovered and skimmed through this thread. First of all, I see a kind of paradox involving Amazon. On the one hand, people say that we at Mobileread are only a small minority of Amazon customers, so why should Amazon care about us? On the other hand, others say that Amazon is carefully monitoring Mobileread looking for de-DRM stuff and then counteracting it ASAP. If Amazon dismisses us as a very small community, why should they put in the resources to monitor our efforts to de-DRM ebooks if we, the small minority, are the only ones who will know about and use them? Or, is Amazon seeking to plug every possible hole before something might get out to the general public?
Kinda like being on the Island of Misfit E-Toys!
For those who need eInk, want Kindle books, but do not want a Kindle device, consider one of the Onyx Boox devices. They are Android-based, which means that you can install apps from Kindle, Kobo, Nook, or services like Scribd or Hoopla. It doesn't address the licensing vs. owning issue, but it does address the need-for-eInk issue.
The Nook Glowlight 4 also runs Android (8.1), but getting the Kindle app to work well on it has been a challenge.
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