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Originally Posted by sirbruce
But if you don't remove the DRM, the backups are pointless, as you won't be able to move them to another device. If you delete the book from your Kindle, you can re-downlaod it from Amazon. If you have to replace your Kindle, your PC backed up files won't work because the have the wrong PID; you have to redownload them from Amazon.
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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy
But if your internet connection is down, or Amazon suddenly loses servers, etc., you can copy your backup copy back to the original Kindle from your backup.
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Originally Posted by sirbruce
True. Like I said before (but forgot to qualify the second time) it's *almost* pointless.  |
But Sir Bruce -- when and if that situation arises, I can remove the DRM. I just choose not to go through that step until I need it. That way, if I happen to be traveling through one of those countries where removing DRM is illegal, I won't have my laptop confiscated.