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9/7/08 at 8:57pm
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Has anyone bought or used one of these yet? I am considering purchasing one, but want some feedback from "real" people.
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post #2 of 3
9/7/08 at 9:32pm
This is as I understand it. I've not read the Kindle agreement in detail.

If Amazon discontinues the product, you have no recourse for the books you've bought. When kindle fails, you lose the books. Amazon needs to guarantee to offer people a cheap hard copy path or other ebook path if Amazon bails on Kindle.

This has happened with pro baseball and your ability to download games. They canceled the old service and hosed everyone who "owned" old games. It's happened with any number of music services. And it will happen with Kindle at some point, even if through obsolescence. What happens to your books then?

This is the pitfall of any Digital Rights Management product.

Phil
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post #3 of 3
9/9/08 at 9:19am

about the kindle

i run a social network for kindle owners at booksummit.com
you can join and ask questions on the forum - the people are very firendly and there are 300+ kindle owners so you'll get all the information you need.
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