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It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 14 points 1 month ago (6 children)

So I sent this to my parents, as they've spent hundreds, if not thousands on their Kindle books.

They don't really care. Zero interest in DRM-free backups that I can make them. They don't think it's an issue. They trust Amazon to not mess with their books, and that they'll always have access to wifi and kindles.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And I suppose they also trust none of their books will be removed by amazon, despite evidence in contrary that Amazon sometimes does that.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

Indeed.

I even sent them the related news articles about content I've had removed from my own devices, and still they don't seem to care in the least.

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