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More details: http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/21/kindlegate-confusion-abounds-regarding-kindle-download-policy/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/21/kindlegate-
by chrisbolt 17y ago
More details: http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/21/kindlegate-confusion-abounds-regarding-kindle-download-policy/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/21/kindlegate-confusion-abo...
The bottom line:
* You are able to redownload your books an unlimited number of times to any specific device.
* Any one time the books can be on a finite number of devices, decided by the publisher for each book. For most books this is 5 or 6 devices.
* If you hit the limit, Amazon can reset it much like iTunes lets you deauthorize all computers when you hit your limit.
- jnorthrop 17y agoThank you for that link! It provides an ending to the story. If you want the short version, jump to the bottom of the page in the link above to where it says "So Here Is The Bottom Line." That sums up Amazon's policy, without going through the customer service drama. Edit: Oops the parent post magically summed up the article in the time I was writing the above reply :p
- TrevorJ 17y agoThis runs pretty much counter to the experience this guy is recounting in the original article.
- fatdog789 17y agoI think the point of the other comment was that this guy's story doesn't ring true... IOW, it sounds like the guy is either making it up, or was trying to copy the ebook to more devices than authorized (i.e., friends' devices).
- pmjordan 17y agoWhile that is more reasonable, you still have to wonder about the fact that the DRM is so complicated that the customer service people don't understand it.
- devin 17y agoAmen. Burying the details of such a simple policy seems like it is set up by design to confuse the confidence of the consumer. They don't want you to know that you actually own your copy.