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Originally Posted by John F
How about people who are boycotting Amazon due to DRM practices?
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Still no reason for irrational hatred. I no longer buy Amazon books, but I wouldn't be able to keep house without being able to order products from them to have them delivered. I do not drive/have a car.
If you do your research like I did back in 2009, it was very easy to see that they were a walled garden, and I had heard all about the whole 1984 debacle.
So that is what solidified my choice to get a Sony reader, now I have a Kobo. I also scrupulously immediately download all of my books to my pc, so that I never have to worry about them disappearing from the bookstore. The stores even tell you themselves that you should do so. If you didn't take time to read the fine print, or simply decide to be lazy and not do the smart thing that protects your investment in your bought and paid for books that is on you.
I'm sure that EVERY business out there has some kind of practice that you can find to object to and boycott. Businesses are in it to make money, for that matter so are we, I know I didn't work for free!
I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face, so long as the stores provide what I need and I'm will to pay their prices then that's all that matter.