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You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
Public libraries are for students and cheapskates. I have an office in my house in which I have my book collection, I think anybody who doesnt have at least one bookshelf in their house must be poorly educated and unintellectual.
Hes right though. A bookshelf is a status symbol to some people. Its also a symbol of waste to others.
Not necessarily. Do you collect anything? Some of us just like to collect select copies of our favorite books.
I often find myself going back to a book, just for reference, but ending up reading as much as time allows. Its comforting to me, more real than any high tech device can deliver. Its not to impress anyone, and a personal library can be as small or as vast as you wish.
I do check out E-books from our local library and sample various authors. Best of both worlds and we are lucky to live in a time and place that allows us to tickle our fancies.
I re-read most of my books every now and then or flip through them for reference. As for the dust part half my shelves have sliding glass covers and there's a feather duster in the house somewhere...Public libraries are for cheapskates or people who believe you should read books not let them sit on a shelf and collect dust.
Which kindle?
Me too! We had a bookcase collapse and now we are down to only 11. And that's after getting rid of close to a thousand paperbacks. I'm only allowed to bring home new physical books if I donate them elsewhere when I am done with them. (And I STRONGLY recommend Books For Soldiers to anyone wanting to pass their old books along)
However the main reason we all have Kindles now is because my wife developed a rare lung disease. If you can't afford bookcases with glass fronts, books will collect a tremendous amount dust which was a problem. Then when she was in the hospital for an open lung biopsy, a new hardcover we had pre-ordered from our favorite author arrived. She was very excited because she was bored stiff, and very distressed when she discovered that she literally could not hold it up to read for more than 5 minutes.
Whatever else your issues with Kindles might be, they are much easier for someone with major medical problems to handle.
Good point. Best of luck to your wife, and welcome to the board. :2wave:
Thats why I said "it depends"
You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
Eh well, that's not really a Kindle. Just another android tablet. The real kindle is the paperwhite. That one is better than any other ereader.
Yes, thats what we need, more govt of course. God forbid you just dont use it if you dont like it.
You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
Edit: Where does it say in that article that you don't own your Kindle downloads?
I would suggest that Amazon refrain from using words like "buy" and "purchase", and begin using words like "rent" or "license" in their primary marketing pages.Thanks Fiddy. I had to read a thousand words to find it, but, right. It's a license to use. Won't be changing my habits, but I suppose some people may elect not to download from there any more. *shrug*
I would suggest that Amazon refrain from using words like "buy" and "purchase", and begin using words like "rent" or "license" in their primary marketing pages.
I would suggest that Amazon refrain from using words like "buy" and "purchase", and begin using words like "rent" or "license" in their primary marketing pages.
I went and made sure before I did that post. :mrgreen:Went to their Kindle Store, and, indeed, it says "Kindle Price" and lists it. Then "Buy." *shrug*
You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
You don't own your Kindle books, Amazon reminds customer - NBC News
Am I the only one that knew about this? I thought that, once you "bought" the books, you owned them. I'm a little frustrated about this. Once I bought my Kindle, I "repurchased" all my favorite books and put them on the Kindle, and then donated the books. So I have had to pay for them twice, which is bad, but now I don't own them?
The kinda books I read on my Kindle I would not want a paper version of laying around the house.
It works out just fine for me.
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