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Hekate

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1. I only ever bought one e-book, and it wasn't from them. Once I discovered Gutenberg.org...

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:38 AM

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…and got an iPad, I never looked back.

All my Kindle books were from Amazon’s free stash, because I just didn’t trust the medium. I knew that it was in essence a rental scheme.

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Another reason to tell Amazon to cram it. Amazon revokes the concept of owning Kindle books. [View all] TheBlackAdder Thursday OP

I only ever bought one e-book, and it wasn't from them. Once I discovered Gutenberg.org... Hekate Thursday #1

I think I don't understand -- can't you still download books? You just can't do it via either wi-fi or usb. LauraInLA Thursday #2

You won't be able to download them to use on any device. chowder66 Thursday #3

Thank you! I will watch. Re Roald Dahl, his publisher was "updating" the books recently and upset a lot of readers, LauraInLA Yesterday #6

This doesnt feel like a good deal for authors Johonny Thursday #4

I've deleted my Amazon account, including my library. hunter Thursday #5