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Old 06-09-2010, 12:14 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
I can't believe that there won't be an updated deDRM solution out before to long.
That is my husband's mindset. I, on the other hand, run around saying the world is ending, we are all going to die, on a daily basis. He is amazed at what I can find to worry about. But I think lawyers are cynical by nature, and we just always look at the dark side. At least all the lawyers I know are cynical. It is part of my job to figure out what can go wrong, and evaluate the risk.

On a risk-adjusted basis, I am obsessive-compulsive (alphabitize my spices, and no, cajun pepper goes under p, not c and not r) and have spent HOURS getting my library just like I want it on Calibre. Last weekend I moved all my books in my library (1200) to my kindle, to see if it would hold them. It did. That was in preparation for 2.5.2. I deleted them, intending to move books into categories one by one. I have figured out my categories, limited them to what will fit on one page. So, I really, really want the upgrade.

But books are sacred to me. I was okay going to electronic books because of the space savings (the basement is full of boxes of read books) if I could keep them forever. Or at least until I read them. But now, I cannot be sure I will be able to read the books I buy. And I am really cheap, and don't want to have to buy them twice. Since once I install the update, I cannot go back, and I buy approximately a book a week, it is really important.

So the risk of there not being a fix is low, but the consequence is devastating. Enjoy 2.5.2 everyone - I will wait.
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