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Originally Posted by =X=
I didn't think it was possible to buy a kindle book without having a device registered, be it s Kindle for PC, Mac, BB, kindle,...
The option for my to buy did not show up until I had a device registered
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Kindle 4 PC is the same as having a device as far as buying books are concerned. I have bought many books from Amazon through the Kindle 4 PC then removed the DRM and converted them for use on my Sony.
Anyone interested in circumventing drm might want to google Apprentice Alf's Blog or Darkreverser's New Blog for more info on the subject.
Beware, know what you are doing before purchasing the book.
Practice on the book samples to ensure your process works for removing DRM prior to buying any book you plan to use on a non-Kindle device. Update: Practice on a freebie. You can download a free book by just checking out the Kindle bestsellers and finding a (non-public domain) book that cost 0 cents. Once downloaded verify it is DRM'd by opening it in Calibre's ereader. Now practice on it and ensure your process works.
Update: Make sure you know if the book you want is in the topaz or mobi format.
Converting from topaz is easy enough but you will end up with both a SVG version, which looks great on your computer but can't be easily converted to anything you can view on your ereader, and a 1st proof OCR type book that you can convert to epub but will need some proofing to make it acceptable. Know before you buy. If the first 4 characters in the sample, when viewing the sample in notepad++, are TPZ0 then the book is topaz.