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Originally Posted by Sirtel
There are still a couple of other ways to remove DRM from Kindle books. How long those will last no one knows, of course.
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I would be willing to allow Amazon to access my Kindle for the express purpose of downloading purchases. But nothing else. Since you can't do this, and Amazon will install newer firmware, delete sideloaded eBooks, and track you when given access - I simply leave my Kindle offline 100% of the time.
Download and Transfer via USB allowed me to buy eBooks from Amazon and get them onto my Kindle without allowing Amazon any other access. If/when Amazon shuts down this last pathway to buy books from them without allowing them global access, I simply won't buy any more eBooks from Amazon (I am ignoring the jump through hoops methods like using old hardware, ancient software with hacks, etc.) And I won't buy a Kindle as my next eReader replacement either. What would be the point of that?
I have pretty much weened myself off of Amazon eBook purchases already. A total shut-off is only a minuscule step for me and will be next-to-unnoticeable (for both me and for Amazon).