Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:44:21 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Why I won't buy a Kindle or do business with Amazon
From: Michael Walsh <walshmichaelj at gmail.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Mike B. <omni at omniphile.com> wrote:
> On 10/23/2012 10:14 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
>> Why I won't buy a Kindle or do business with Amazon:
>>
>> http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/
>
> I'd want to know if what was posted is actually true before I wrote them
> off entirely.  If it is true, then I'd cancel all business with them
> just based on the criminally bad customer service that was displayed.
> Avoiding them is the only way to make sure it never happens to me...if
> it's true.

Assorted details here:
http://boingboing.net/2012/10/22/kindle-user-claims-amazon-dele.html

There are also various comments about how to break DRM and how to move
the Amazon bought eBook to a machine not connected to Amazon.

> I did write them off as far as e-books go based on the 1984 "in the dark
> of night recall" incident a couple of years ago.
> (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111487759)  That
> was just wrong, and there's nothing stopping them from doing it again.

It's a problem.  Amazon was selling books they didn't have a right to
sell.  They would have been better off working something out with the
rights holders - along with stop selling the book.  Yes copyright is a
mess, nonetheless the Orwell estate was within their rights to have
Amazon cease selling the book.

> With a real book, they'd have to break into my house...and that would be
> very dangerous for them to do.

In that case, they'll spray your house with book acid! <g>
Watch the paper turn brown and crumble!

mjw