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Originally Posted by Alfirin
Honestly, I still don't understand why D&T is/will be disabled.
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That one seems easy to me. As people here have noted, presumably the number of users who actually use D&T is not terribly significant as a portion of Amazon’s business. So, why? Because those who do it are extremely likely to be DeDRMing their books. Amazon’s aggressive stance toward those who do must help them in their negotiations with publishers, who
do like DRM. As you say, why would Amazon care? They don’t, as far as their own sales go. But they really like being in a position to call some of the shots with publishers.
What “I still don’t understand” is why people who care haven’t taken their business elsewhere, at least those who sideload their books anyway, which seems to be a lot, given how many never connect to WiFI. I get that some must prefer the ease of direct download as far as reading goes (as do I), but also want to make sure they can access their books in perpetuity. But at least acknowledge that’s a pact you’ve made with the devil, so to speak.