Amazon Can Delete Books From Your Kindle

Courtesy DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries)  Sat, 07/18/2009 - 16:24

Some users discovered last week that Amazon has the capability to remove books from their Kindle electronic reading devices, even though they were bought, paid for, downloaded, and in the users' possession.

Ironically, among the books with which this was discovered was George Orwell's 1984, which postulated a society where history could be changed by rewriting it.

Orwell's Animal Farm was also affected, as were Harry Potter books and books by Ayn Rand, users reported. Amazon said the company took...

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