Thread: How to get around corporate greed at Amazon?
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Old 10-01-2009, 12:29 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by hal_9000 View Post
no, true, nobody forced me to buy the amazon kindle. i "voluntarily" entered a monopoly, but that doesnt change the fact that its a monopoly. also, that's not the discussion as i understand it: it was in regard to the price of an ebook, not an edevice.
OK, and I do understand your point. Furthermore, Amazon's restrictive stance on DRM for Mobi has reduced alternative sources. However, I would point out that Amazon's 'ties' between its readers and its books are not perfect. You can buy DRM free mobipocket from any source like Baen (webscriptions) or Fictionwise. If you use Calibre to format shift then you can buy from any source that is format free. Or download from gutenberg or here at mobileread.

However, as I said, I do understand. If you want to buy current bestsellers without breaking DRM you are locked into Amazon.
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