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Originally Posted by Sarmat89
They own the files that they distribute; they lend them to you, and by that, sub-lend you the right to access them from the copyright holder.
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No, they only lend KU borrowed files. They do not own the the content of files or the files. Read up on how copyright works. The copyright holder is giving Amazon the right to sell a copy (and reimburse them a percentage). Subscription (KU / Libraries) is different, but you are not buying a copy.
Same with paper. You own the physical paper and ink, but not the actual content. So you can't give away or sell any kind of copy or facsimile, OCR or whatever of a copyright work, but no-one has the right to delete, remove or destroy your personal copy you bought.
Your transferred rights by purchase are personal consumption of it and can't legally be terminated. If you break copyright by distributing copies (free or paid) that's different and you can be sued for any perceived losses.
The difference between an ebook and a paper book, is that a paper book can easily be transferred before copyright expires.
Copyright does expire.