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Benefits of getting older:
(1) Realizing that you can enjoy retirement because you have enough money for the rest of your life
(2) Realizing that you have enough ebooks stored locally (and backed up), DRM free, converted and saved redundantly in both EPUB and AZW3 format, to last you for the rest of your life
So I can be very selective regarding eBook purchases in the future. Amazon does not fit into that future any more (they were barely in it to begin with). Small loss for them. Zero loss for me. Fair enough - I am not distraught.
Proper prior preparation in your workflow for every Amazon eBook purchase in the past sets you free for the future (B&N taught me this valuable lesson years ago). Those who didn't prepare in the past might want to seriously consider not postponing doing it now. Time is short for the Amazon case. Probably 99% of the readers here are already well prepared, so this is mostly an intellectual discussion, not a call for immediate action for the majority of us. I imagine the only action needed for many here is a quick review of their stockpile of eBooks to make sure they have a lifetime supply, and acquire more (outside of Amazon) if needed. For the unfortunate potential eventuality that other eBook vendors may try to do the same thing that B&N and Amazon have done.
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