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Old 07-09-2009, 04:14 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by bwaldron View Post
You can also password protect the directory with the standard basic authentication (.htpasswd) method; the Kindle browser (at least on my K1) allows login that way. I have some of my books on a protected part of my personal website, and am able to download them to my Kindle just fine by entering the user and password I specifed for the directory.

I wouldn't personally place ebooks on a public website (hidden directory or not) without password protection, as Googlebot or other search robots will find them. A robots.txt file would help to keep well-behaved search crawlers away, but I wouldn't trust that alone to keep my books private.
I think password protecting the directory defeats what poohbear_nc is trying to do, not have to log in to download (a la MobileRead).

If the books are Kindle books, they are still encrypted for use with specific Kindles, so wouldn't that be okay?
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