arstechnica.com — Customers were left puzzled as to why Amazon would reach out and delete e-books from their Kindle readers, and the situation was made ironic given that the books were Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm. Ars reports why this happened, and how the future will be different.
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jawbreaker4fsJul 18, 2009
This is why I just download eBooks from torrents and use them on my Sony PRS-505
cylon99Jul 18, 2009
The future will be different because the Kindle is dead.
b1665rJul 19, 2009
Actually, I think Kindle would have been legally liable for distribution of pirated material if they did not take the action that they did. Amazon did the only thing they could.
cylon99Jul 19, 2009
To the one Kindle owner who dug me down - my condolences on your expensive paperweight.
Closed AccountJul 20, 2009
Amazing that anyone at all would defend this at all, but a bunch of Nazis in one forum are:<a class="user" href="http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/43568?page=19">http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/43568?page=19</a>Apparently, it's okay for you to roll over and spread your cheeks for corporations.
stoanhartJul 20, 2009
That's not what happened. The book was sold under license, but the publisher changed its mind about selling on the Kindle after the purchase. Amazon should stop offering the book for future sales, but it can't undo past sales. What if Microsoft decided it didn't want to do the 360 anymore? Should they be allowed to come into everyone's home, take their console, and leave a pile of cash in its place?