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Originally Posted by tompe
If you buy a DRM:ed book you have no guarantees that you can re-download it to a new reader at a later time point.
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I haven't actually
lost access
I never purchase ebook unless I know I can retain access for the rest of my reading life.
However, looking at this from the mobipocket.com site:
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11. How many times can I download my purchased eBooks ?
You can download them as many times as you want, your purchased eBooks stay in your account for life.
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and this from fw:
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If I buy a new device, can I change my Secure Mobipocket Personal ID so prior eBook purchases can be read on it?
Yes. You can change your Secure Mobipocket Personal ID once every six months. Click here to change your Personal ID (you may need to login first).
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shows that the faq and help sections of both sites need to be upgraded to read something like:
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We reserve the right to remove access to your ebooks at any time, for any reason, on behalf of any publisher, or other supplier, no matter when or how you purchased it. Our history shows that we can and will and have done this before.
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Or better yet, the warning should be in large, not necessarily friendly, letters in the center of the login page
snowman
(ps The previous fiasco with Overdrive set my personal annoyance level to 'miffed'. I have now raised this to 'peeved')