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   -=> Ron L. wrote to Aaron Thomas <=-   
      
    RL> But I'm sure that if I "purchased" anything for their Swindle eBook   
    RL> reader or any of their media, I would have lost access to it.   
      
    Sorry to interrupt the flow of political rants, but there are ways of   
    backing up and de-DRMing Kindle books using an older version of Kindle   
    for Windows, Calibre eBook reader and a couple of plugins.   
      
    I backed up all of my Kindle books before they removed the ability to   
    do so earlier this year and back up books I download incrementally.   
      
    It's preferable to purchase ebooks from vendors who don't apply digital   
    rights management or sell you a "license to use" a book.   
      
      
      
       
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