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DiapDealer · 10-09-2017, 06:05 PM

I was teasing, mostly. I'm not a real fan of holidays that only banking/govt/school employees typically get a day off for, though. If people have to go to work, then that's a "business" day.

Deskisamess · 10-09-2017, 07:20 PM

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And some of us still remember when Amazon sold eBooks and then took them away from customers.

One book, one time, correct? That was listed illegally by someone who didn’t have the rights to do so?

Didn’t they compensate customers, and promise to never delete a book from accounts in that manner again?

I think this happened before I bought my first Kindle in 2009.

Cinisajoy · 10-09-2017, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

One book, one time, correct? That was listed illegally by someone who didn’t have the rights to do so?

Didn’t they compensate customers, and promise to never delete a book from accounts in that manner again?

I think this happened before I bought my first Kindle in 2009.

It was 1984. Published by someone not associated with George Orwell or Orson Welles.

tdonline · 10-09-2017, 07:35 PM

Local news mentioned that Amazon may get into pharmacy biz--maybe that's the big announcement?

AnemicOak · 10-09-2017, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

One book, one time, correct? That was listed illegally by someone who didn’t have the rights to do so?

Didn’t they compensate customers, and promise to never delete a book from accounts in that manner again?

I think this happened before I bought my first Kindle in 2009.

I think he's maybe talking about pre-Kindle & pre-Nook when both Amazon and B&N had eBook stores which they closed down and not the 1984 thing?

DiapDealer · 10-09-2017, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I think he's maybe talking about pre-Kindle & pre-Nook when both Amazon and B&N had eBook stores which they closed down and not the 1984 thing?

That's the way I took it, too.

Cinisajoy · 10-09-2017, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I think he's maybe talking about pre-Kindle & pre-Nook when both Amazon and B&N had eBook stores which they closed down and not the 1984 thing?

I hadn't heard about that one.

Deskisamess · 10-09-2017, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I think he's maybe talking about pre-Kindle & pre-Nook when both Amazon and B&N had eBook stores which they closed down and not the 1984 thing?

I was unaware of that issue...I don’t think I’ve heard of it.

barryem · 10-09-2017, 09:09 PM

I haven't heard of Amazon doing that but I remember Barnes and Noble selling ebooks, long before e-ink was a thing. They had a reader for the PC and probably for the Mac and it was needed to download their books. And you could only read them on the PC you downloaded them to.

Then they decided to get out of the business and they announced we had 30 days to make sure all our books were downloaded and they were shutting down their website.

I downloaded my books and 2 or 3 months later I got a new PC but the app was no longer available so the books weren't readable. I personally didn't lose that much; maybe a dozen books and I'd already read them. A lot of people lost a lot more. I learned and important lesson from that.

Barry

Ranny · 10-10-2017, 04:14 AM

Adding audio capabilities, so customers can combine their e and audio books.

Kindle and audible apps to be integrated.

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JSWolf · 10-10-2017, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I think he's maybe talking about pre-Kindle & pre-Nook when both Amazon and B&N had eBook stores which they closed down and not the 1984 thing?

Yes, back when Amazon sold eBooks in MS Reader (LIT), Mobipocket, & PDF. This was before eInk Readers. When Amazon stopped selling these eBooks, everyone who had bout them lost access to what they bought.

HarryT · 10-10-2017, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Yes, back when Amazon sold eBooks in MS Reader (LIT), Mobipocket, & PDF. This was before eInk Readers. When Amazon stopped selling these eBooks, everyone who had bout them lost access to what they bought.

That's a tad misleading, Jon. Amazon gave people many months' warning, as I recall, and repeatedly advised them to download their purchases, precisely so that they wouldn't lose access to them.

John F · 10-10-2017, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

It was 1984. Published by someone not associated with George Orwell or Orson Welles.

What did Orson Welles have to do with it?

HarryT · 10-10-2017, 08:16 AM

Have the sites that carried the rumour of this press event said what time it's happening at?

JSWolf · 10-10-2017, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

That's a tad misleading, Jon. Amazon gave people many months' warning, as I recall, and repeatedly advised them to download their purchases, precisely so that they wouldn't lose access to them.

No, it's not misleading. The problem is the DRM used was tied to the computer's main hard drive. So if you changed the computer or changed the main hard drive, you lost the book. You hen could not download it again to get updated DRM. Many people did lose access to their eBooks.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,657 Karma: 205039118 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I was teasing, mostly. I'm not a real fan of holidays that only banking/govt/school employees typically get a day off for, though. If people have to go to work, then that's a "business" day. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-09-2017 at 06:09 PM.

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