I finally dove in got the Amazon Kindle app and bought a book on it right away. How does this work when I go and sync it back to computer and where is the location on my phone?
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What happens to eBooks bought on Kindle?
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They keep track of your purchases on Amazon.com via your account, and you can load the books onto any registered device via the website.
I am just getting into this whole ebook thing but as I understand it, Amazon has its own proprietary ebook format? If so, books bought on Amazon will not be compatible with other ebook readers other than the Kindle. I would like to be free to purchase any ebook reader I want. Recently, there has been quite a few other manufacturers releasing ebook reader (Sony, etc). I also do not think the Kindle iphone app lets you upload books in any format other than Amazon's. This is why I also have Stanza on my iphone. I think I will not be purchasing books from Amazon anymore.
That's the way I understand it. But I think the Kindle app and Amazon's sales/selection are so much better that I don't care that it's proprietary. Same kind of deal with Apple's protected iTunes music before everything was DRM-free. I almost never used Stanza because nothing ever seemed to be cleaned up (although it was all free). I hope over time that Kindle evolves like iTunes/iPod did and problems get fixed. I would love the reader software on my MacBook Pro or an actual Kindle for $99. I don't read enough to justify even $300 on a single-purpose device.
My bookshelves overflowed over a decade ago.
With Kindle I need to dump less old favorite books to make room for new books. At around $10 a pop for the maybe-vanishing digital version, plus $15+ for rebuying the same dead tree hardcover, I break even if only one-in-three digital reads turns out to be good enough to be worth throwing out one book so I have room on the bookshelf to preserve another dead tree edition.
e.g.: 10+10+(10+16) < 16 + 16 + 16
With Kindle I need to dump less old favorite books to make room for new books. At around $10 a pop for the maybe-vanishing digital version, plus $15+ for rebuying the same dead tree hardcover, I break even if only one-in-three digital reads turns out to be good enough to be worth throwing out one book so I have room on the bookshelf to preserve another dead tree edition.
e.g.: 10+10+(10+16) < 16 + 16 + 16
I think (think!) they gave full refunds on those books, so no harm no foul really, especially if you only own the iPhone app. That's obviously a concern, but it would've been kind of the same deal with DRM music if the service shut down. No DRM server, no use of music.
The entire ebook market has a bunch of maturing to do. I just like the Kindle books the best so far despite the drawbacks. I really hope Apple partners with Amazon instead of competes with 'em in the legendary rumored Apple tablet. I still think Amazon's future is to be a huge seller and not a hardware maker, so it would be smart for them to get their reader software on a lot of platforms.