Not long I asked which eBook device was better? B&N's Nook or Amazon's Kindle? From the replies I got+Doing my own research on the net, the overall verdict states that Kindle is better. But than I came across 2 articles on the net which immediately had me hearing alarm bells & questioning whether to commit to buying Amazon's current Kindle Paperwhite or not.
These articles state that first back in 2009 Amazon abruptly removed the George Orwell novel 1984 not only from its eBook store but also more shockingly from every Kindle in use! Than in 2012, a lady was stunned to discover that for no apparent reason known Amazon just went & not only rescinded her Amazon membership & account but actually went & completely wiped clean her entire library of 40 eBooks that she had bought from her Kindle!
The articles both state this is due to the highly-controversial DRM software which allows companies like Amazon to retain control over digital merchandise even when sold & lets them take away without warning any & all your digital goods like eBooks if they think you're violating their rules in even the slightest. This means that even though u select Buy on a eBook you're not actually buying the eBook itself but just the license.
Now that its 2014 does Amazon still use DRM for its Kindle & ebook platform? Or have they hopefully dumped DRM? Kindle may be the better device currently but knowing Amazon can at any moment erase my entire Kindle library without explanation is very alarming.
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