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Originally Posted by Neil
They deleted from the user area so this is NOT just a synchronization issue....
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No, it's pretty much a sync thing. Even if you don't accept that, it's pretty much the same thing that happens with many digital content retailers and providers, including Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Blizzard, Adobe, Valve, EA, Linden Labs, and just about every company that publishes shareware. Few of them literally delete files, but they disable access or void virtual items -- which amounts to the same thing.
Again, when you're buying a Kindle you
are essentially granting them access to your device, every time you connect to Whispernet. They sync your notes, sync your last page read, sync your contents and can add and remove features at will. And if you purchase anything online or with a credit card with any expectation of privacy, you're fooling yourself. It's all trackable, no matter who the vendor is.
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
In order to have Whispernet, you ceded the right to have Amazon look into your machine, play games with it, and (not germane to this particular problem) genericly track you around as you travel. You ceded this for the convenience of being able to download anywhere at the touch of a button.
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Exactly. 
Clearly, not everyone regards this as a "swindle."
And there is always the possibility, however remote, that publishers will eventually accept a DRM-free option. It may seem extremely unlikely at the moment, but so did the idea of selling DRM-free audio files via the iTunes Store in 2003.
I can fully understand how some people dislike this setup, but I for one am OK with the trade-off, and view it as extremely unlikely to "bite" me. I might add that if they start editing Kindles based on content rather than copyright issues, then deletion of e-books is likely to be the least of our problems.
IMO the main thing is that they need to be more explicit about this in the TOS.