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ArizonaGuy · 02-24-2025, 11:19 AM

As with many others I have been an Amazon Kindle reader. I probably have several hundred Kindle eBooks and have been concerned that I might lose some of them if Amazon loses its licensing agreement with the publisher and thought it would be worth checking out other eBook readers.

My main question is whether or not all eBook publishers sell books like Amazon does. That is, are all eBooks now sold as a reading license rather than as true ownership? If so, then the same problem with possible loss of books and/or content exists with all eBook publishers, not only with Amazon. If not, then I probably need to change to some vendor that does not threaten to remove the book or modify its contents based on their commercial licenses.

My first go-to was Kobo, but I am sure there are a lot of other eBook vendors so perhaps someone can give me some information about licensing.

Thanks in advance.

02-24-2025, 11:19 AM	#1
ArizonaGuy Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: none	eReader book question As with many others I have been an Amazon Kindle reader. I probably have several hundred Kindle eBooks and have been concerned that I might lose some of them if Amazon loses its licensing agreement with the publisher and thought it would be worth checking out other eBook readers. My main question is whether or not all eBook publishers sell books like Amazon does. That is, are all eBooks now sold as a reading license rather than as true ownership? If so, then the same problem with possible loss of books and/or content exists with all eBook publishers, not only with Amazon. If not, then I probably need to change to some vendor that does not threaten to remove the book or modify its contents based on their commercial licenses. My first go-to was Kobo, but I am sure there are a lot of other eBook vendors so perhaps someone can give me some information about licensing. Thanks in advance.