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Originally Posted by Sirtel
To be fair, they're not blocking purchased books - yet. Download & transfer via USB is still available for those. That you need an eink Kindle to unlock this option is understandable from Amazon's POV - why should they cater to people who read outside their system?
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For one, they could sell to people that do not own a Kindle. It would also help avoid monopoly concerns.
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And why should they maintain an ancient version of their app to cater to those people?
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Of course, there would be no need to maintain an ancient version of their app (or
any version of their app) if books could be downloaded by all users from Amazon's website.