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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I want to read my Mobipokcet format ebooks on my current mobipocket reader. I also want to be able to read them on my next one, when the current one dies. I want to do this without having to download them all again from the original source. This is both in terms of convenience (downloading many hundreds of books is inconvenient at best) and because it may no longer be possible to do so.
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Case in point, I have dozens of ebooks that I paid good money for that I can no longer access because I no longer have the device I bought them for, nor can I re-download them in another format. Should I have to pay for them again if I want to re-read them? I think not! But that is the position I find myself in.
Second point, DRMed Mobi format allows me to read a file on no more than four devices, I own no less than eight (not counting several obscolete PDAs) devices capable of reading ebooks. Should I be forced to limit my reading to half of my devices? Again, I think not!
Does having the ability to strip DRM from Mobi files give me the right to make tham available to others for free? Once more, I think not! So don't ask!