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Old 07-23-2009, 10:48 AM   #2832
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Originally Posted by griffonwing View Post
I would actually put "No Wireless Tether" to be a PRO.

The thing about wireless access is 9 times out of 10, you're stuck with where the unit calls home to. Unable to change home-pages, stuck with downloading from only one source.

I'd much rather hook it to my PC and transfer the books. At least this way, I'd have full control over what went ON my machine, and even more control of what is REMOVED.

But for those who NEED wireless of any kind, it could be a Con. But not for me.
Well, obviously there have been concerns expressed about Amazon's ability to access data on the device. But in regards to the '9 times out of 10', the Kindle at least is part of the remaining 1. You can currently use it to download any documents in a format it supports, not just from the Amazon bookstore.

I've used mine to download books directly from Baen, from Mobileread, from Tor and from numerous other sources.
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