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    Ah, yes: now you remember. The report reads: "Owners of Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader have received a nasty surprise, after discovering that copies of books by George Orwell had been deleted from their gadgets without their knowledge. The books – downloaded from Amazon.com by American Kindle users – were remotely deleted after what the US company now says was a rights issue regarding the publisher, MobileReference.com." It seems that Amazon refunded the cost of the books, but told affected customers they could no longer read the books and that the titles were no longer available. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    Owners of Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader have received a nasty surprise, after discovering that copies of books by George Orwell had been deleted from their gadgets without their knowledge. The books – downloaded from Amazon.com by American Kindle users – were remotely deleted after what the US company now says was a rights issue regarding the publisher, MobileReference.com.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
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Kindle readers beware Amazon's gaze
  1. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, you may not sell, rent, lease, distribute, broadcast, sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party, and you may not remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Digital Content.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  2. Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times, solely on the Device or as authorized by Amazon as part of the Service and solely for your personal, non-commercial use.
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  3. can hold 1,500 books and be read for up to two weeks on a single charge. Its electronic-ink display looks and reads like real paper and has no glare, even in bright sunshine
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
  4. Amazon Kindle users surprised by 'Big Brother' move
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago

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