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Originally Posted by hiaig
If this is the case, how does one deal with reading these purchased ebooks on a replacement device?
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It depends on the device and the seller.
If the seller is still in business, and if the seller allows it, then you can get an eBook locked to your new reader.
If you chose a different kind of reader, you are probably out of luck. Again, it depends on the whim of the seller.
If the seller is out of business, you are out of luck.
If the seller doesn't permit it, you are out of luck.
Even with Amazon it's iffy. Let say that pay for a Swindle... er... Kindle, load it up with eBooks and take it on a cruise. You drop it overboard. So you somehow get a new one and register it, you may not get all the books you paid for back. Amazon allows the publishers to set how many times you are permitted to download the eBook you purchase. If that number is set to 1, if you lose it, you are out of luck. Pay for it again.