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Is a Kindle usable without an Amazon account ?
So yes, it works just fine without an Amazon account. Granted I bought mine without any expectation to buy ebooks, so I can imagine this being unsatisfying for people the expect to actually purchase DRM books...
I have a Kindle but I don't want to have to do with Amazon. What is the best open firmware so far I can flash into it? I'd like to retain ability to send documents from my computer to my Kindle over the internet.
Managing side-loaded content is quite simple with Calibre, but if you don't want to muck around too much with software, you can also just drag and drop books onto the Kindle as a mass storage device (but you would have to take care that they're in 'acceptable' formats..)
What else are you trying to do that would require custom firmware?
This is why you should use a DRM removal tool and use a third party e-book reader on an Android tablet.
Pfft only more reason to use "free" websites for ebook downloads such as coinread.com
That's very frightening, makes me reconsider buying more e-books from Amazon...
It's important to note that you don't actually buy e-books from Amazon, you license the right to read, and when that license is revoked/cancelled, those books are no longer available to you.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's important to note that you don't actually buy e-books from Amazon, you license the right to read, and when that license is revoked/cancelled, those books are no longer available to you.
I wonder if some large organisation (EU?) could force a change in this idea? It does seem like an end-run around so much in the way of consumer rights.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-03-eu-rules-publis...
Is a Kindle usable without an Amazon account ?
That's very frightening, makes me reconsider buying more e-books from Amazon...
It's important to note that you don't actually buy e-books from Amazon, you license the right to read, and when that license is revoked/cancelled, those books are no longer available to you.
I own 2 kindles. Got one more for Mum also. I need to get my books out ASAP. Somehow, feel very cheated. Nobody can walk into your house and take away your paperbook. This is theft! And then the arrogance of no explanations.
If you bought the books, you agreed [in the eyes of the law] to this kind of eventuality..
I'm as guilty of this kind of thing as well. We tend to assume an imaginary T&C that conforms to we think is fair when we buy things online - and we have to learn the hard way that the real T&C's are very much more dubious.
Here's the relevant bit in the T&C's:
"Upon your download of Digital Content and payment of any applicable fees (including applicable taxes), the Content Provider grants you a non-exclusive right to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times"
"Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement."
The key points is that this is a "license agreement" that grants you rights on the payment of applicable fees.
TL;DR: You don't own any content you licensed to read on your kindle.