Thread: DRM, DeDRM, and ebook formats
View Single Post
Old 01-13-2025, 09:45 PM   #56
ratinox
Guru
ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.ratinox ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 808
Karma: 11053908
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Somewhere in Time
Device: Forma, iPad Mini
Quote:
Originally Posted by issybird View Post
ETA: I'm with @jhowell in thinking D&T will go, but that direct downloads to legacy devices won't (not yet), but I don't think there's a great injustice in either scenario.
I think you (and jhowell) have it backwards:

Direct downloads to legacy (Whispernet) Kindles was killed off in 2021 ahead of the 3G network shutdowns in early 2022. There have been no direct downloads to these devices for 3+ years now, leaving D&T the only way to get Kindle books loaded on them.

I believe D&T will not go until Amazon decide that they no longer want the free money these devices generate. By "free" I mean that these legacy devices cost Amazon nothing to support, so any money people spend on Kindle books for these old devices is almost pure profit.

I could be wrong, but I simply don't see Amazon cutting off a revenue source, nor do I see them choosing a PR disaster after what Sonos did.
ratinox is offline   Reply With Quote