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Originally Posted by daffy4u
Yes, this did happen but Jeff Bezos publicly apologized for Amazon's error in judgment and compensated all who were effected. The press was so bad over this that Amazon would be stupid to do it again. IMO (the only one I can give), this argument is no longer valid.
Some would consider this a plus. And since only the person who owns the account can access them, I'm not sure why you think this is a problem. I'd be more concerned about message board posts and cell phone text messages.
If you have a Kindle that's not a problem. If you have a Kindle and another device, there are ways to circumvent the DRM if you choose and are comfortable.
This is bad how? The "no charge" in perpetuity relates to book downloads and Wikipedia. Other Whispnet usage may incur charges.
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It's really in the way you look at things. From your point of view the Kindle doesn't work. There are so many choices and more to come, so nearly everyone can find something that works for them. The Kindle works for me.
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daffy, my post was in response to a post that dismissed my contention that the Kindle customer is buying a special relationship with the Amazon company. Anybody who wants that relationship, be my guest. I have no preference as to how others choose to live their lives regarding such trivial matters. I initially brought the subject up to ensure that the Brazilian OP understood what Amazon is selling, and that not everyone in the eBook reader business is offering that.
I do disagree with your first point that Amazon's ability to remove eBooks from your library is no longer valid. I will agree that the chances that Amazon will make the same mistake twice are very small. But I believe that it is very likely that one day for some reason a court may order Amazon to remove a book, and that Amazon will be required to obey the court order regardless of its attempts to retain customer goodwill. Ectaco and PocketBook do not have that ability, regardless of what any court might order.