Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 So, if I want to download two books that are available at the UK Amazon site, I have to deregister the Kindle here at Amazon US and register over at Amazon UK? What, then reverse the process after the two have been secured? Seems goofy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 So, if I want to download two books that are available at the UK Amazon site, I have to deregister the Kindle here at Amazon US and register over at Amazon UK? What, then reverse the process after the two have been secured? Seems goofy. And if you deregister, can you still access the books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 A question that's above my pay grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not sure if this is entirely apropos, but... http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/10/rights-you-have-no-right-to-your-ebooks/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not unlike having to change the region on your computer's DVD player to play certain non-US DVDs? And only (supposedly) being able to do that a limited/fixed # of times? Don't mess with it myself, send it to some Young Geeks who convert it in mysterious ways that I don't have time to understand. Wondering if the Kindle thing is an actual tech difference, or just an accounting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not sure if this is entirely apropos, but... http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/10/rights-you-have-no-right-to-your-ebooks/index.htm What does this mean? DRM? OwnsMyOwnStuff • 3 days ago I strip out all the DRM from ebooks I buy, since I own them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 So, if I want to download two books that are available at the UK Amazon site, I have to deregister the Kindle here at Amazon US and register over at Amazon UK? What, then reverse the process after the two have been secured? Seems goofy. And if you deregister, can you still access the books? I think not, unless you do strip off the DRM and convert the files first -- which in itself violates Amazon's user agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not sure if this is entirely apropos, but... http://blogs.compute...books/index.htm What does this mean? DRM? OwnsMyOwnStuff • 3 days ago I strip out all the DRM from ebooks I buy, since I own them. DRM = Digital Right Management...didn't they try to put this on CDs a few years ago but quit when everybody raised hell becuase it was proven to impact purity of sound?As far as how to strip it out, apparently "Aprentice Alf's blog" is the answer to that question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 These topics are discussed frequently at mobileread.com where I am a regular. In regard to the OP, Amazon won't allow you to do that. It notes the location of your computer. By the way, Amazon would be happy to sell you the books. The problem is that in the publishing industry rights are granted by country, so if Amazon had the right to sell the book in the US, it would have it available on its US website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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