10-12-2015, 11:12 AM | #16 |
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Once again, this thread is not about why Amazon might choose to close someone's account, but what happens to the digital goods for which they have bought over the years, perhaps thousands of pounds worth.
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10-12-2015, 11:13 AM | #17 |
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10-12-2015, 11:47 AM | #18 |
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Assuming, for now, that Amazon's 2012 statement is not a bald-faced lie, I admit I've often wondered what form that "continued access" to ones library would take. Would devices previously registered be able to still access/dowload content? What would happen if the user then deregistered a device in such a scenario? I'll be very interested in hearing any "official" clarification on the subject. I admit that I can't see any situation where continued library access with a flagged account wouldn't be precarious at best.
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My understanding is once your account is closed & your current device [ereader] Crashes that is the end! Since they will Not allow any more Devices be added to the account. So they still have control over weather or not you can get to the ebooks you have bought....sneaky. They save face but still in the long term block you from them.
There seems no answer to Movies or Audibles. Which I Paid for a Lot... & would Love to continue to buy. IF you know the answer to this Let me know. Last edited by Barbara1955; 10-12-2015 at 01:05 PM. |
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Of course if you're a customer that doesn't know about Alf or even how to sideload books and always relied on Amazon to just stick it all on your Kindle, not sure that's any consolation. But this is speculation on my part, I don't know anyone who had their account closed. While I don't think I'd ever get my account banned, I'm curious too what it really means for access to your existing content. |
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10-12-2015, 03:29 PM | #26 |
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I do with they had some very clear laid out rules for such things. I mean I have been buying kindle books since 2008, that is a lot of books and a lot of money over all these years. I just don't know the legal stuff with all these things. Isn't there some small print somewhere that what we are actually buying are licenses to read those books on our registered devices? But if one cannot register a device, then one cannot even use a license they paid for to read those books.
That doesn't even get into the issue of audible and also movies and TV shows purchased. I have those too. Wouldn't that be theft if they basically take away the option to view items you paid for? Or even paid for the license to view. Wouldn't it have to say on each receipt for each such item that in the event of one losing access to the account, items will be what, forfeit? It is a bit worrying to be honest. And I also pay for the cloud drive that now went up in price for the unlimited. Without the amazon account, one cannot sign in there either and will potentially lose documents and files. Or would they still let one download those. I guess that doesn't need a device. But what if they won't even let someone sign into the account anymore at all. Yikes. |
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But if Amazon really doesn't let you log into your account at all, there would be no way to access the content. So I'm guessing there must be a way to still log in but with strict limitations on your account for no purchasing, posting, etc. |
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10-12-2015, 04:14 PM | #29 |
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BTW My Audible are Connected to my ebooks as I Love Immersive Reading. Purple Lady Thanks! But What your saying I Wont be able to get into my Audible means No more Immersive Reading
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10-12-2015, 04:16 PM | #30 |
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A sort of 'read only' account... with a double meaning... so you actually could read your books?
I really think they'd probably make it an all or nothing proposition, though, no partial access. |
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