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Old 12-09-2009, 10:11 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Kolenka View Post
With the Kindle, it gets the serial number registered to your Amazon account when it ships. This ties the device to the account automatically, and the store/DRM servers all work based on this serial number. ...The downside is that because authorization is on the server side, people will start losing access to their content after the servers die (say your Kindle dies, you find a replacement, but it can't be authorized).
No, you are wrong here. When a book is downloaded from Amazon for a kindle, it needs to know WHICH kindle because it keys the book file in such a way that it will only work on THAT kindle. No further communication with any server is ever needed. If Amazon, or the internet, cease to exist, or I deregister the kindle, that book file will always work on that kindle. The downside is that the book file will not work on another kindle. If you own more than one kindle or share your account, Amazon allows you to download a book file that has been keyed for each kindle.
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