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29. Calibre

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 01:34 PM

Sep 2014

Re: "Not too long ago, I read of a woman who somehow managed to piss off Amazon, and as a result had the books on her Kindle "disappeared"
and her account closed. It seems that e-readers are being seen by Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, as devices one only uses to "rent" books, since the account and e-book contents are stored on their cloud/server, under their control even months after you buy the book."

I immediately convert my kindle books to Calibre, using the DRM strip off from Apprentice Alf. All free and very easy. I don't hand them off to anyone, so I am ethically fine with this. But they're my books, I paid for them, and Amazon can't come along and take them back when it feels like it.

You are also correct about this - close your amazon account, and your kindle books will disappear.

(I actually don't have a kindle, besides Calibre, I read my kindle books on my Nook.)

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Am I the only one anti-cloud around here? [View all] LynneSin Sep 2014 OP

your post title reminded me of this! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #1

no Skittles Sep 2014 #2

I never had a use for the cloud. I didn't even understand its purpose until a week Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #3

I'm not anti-cloud... Make7 Sep 2014 #4

You aren't alone DavidG_WI Sep 2014 #5

No, I feel the same way. nt WhiteAndNerdy Sep 2014 #6

I'd rather have my stuff on a hard drive d_r Sep 2014 #7

I don't save anything to my pc hard drive or to the cloud. Use an external hard drive Fla Dem Sep 2014 #32

don't blame you nt d_r Sep 2014 #34

You have good instincts. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #8

Calibre lululu Sep 2014 #29

thumb drives are dirt cheap. it's where my important stuff is KG Sep 2014 #9

I zoned out of technology advances at Twitter. femmocrat Sep 2014 #10

A little different for me. It depends on Personal or Business use Xyzse Sep 2014 #11

this is about the only thing i know about "the cloud" orleans Sep 2014 #12

Sticking with hard copies bikebloke Sep 2014 #13

Well ..... whistler162 Sep 2014 #14

It's clouds' illusions I recall Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #23

Not quite: Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #15

I completely agree with you LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #16

Nope. "Cloud" = Moondog Sep 2014 #17

One more here caraher Sep 2014 #18

nobody needs the cloud Nevada Blue Sep 2014 #19

I'm not anti-cloud, but... GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #20

For my personal use, no, I wouldn't trust cloud computing. DinahMoeHum Sep 2014 #21

I agree. Also, the "Constant Guard" thingy from Comcast drives me nuts. DebJ Sep 2014 #22

I trust no one or nothing else to keep my data secure. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #24

not a fan. got my timemachine mopinko Sep 2014 #25

My stuff can stay right here on earth Betty88 Sep 2014 #26

Get over it! The Cloud is the best thing to happen to you and to me. A Simple Game Sep 2014 #27

a few thumb drives lululu Sep 2014 #28

Not at all. Would you invite a stranger to hold your wallet or purse to keep it "safe" for you? MADem Sep 2014 #30

Damnit, is that why that nice guy on the bus didn't give me... LynneSin Sep 2014 #33

Whatit is!!! nt MADem Sep 2014 #35

I back up my data Wolf Frankula Sep 2014 #31

I don't care for it. Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #36