DAZ_Rand opened this issue on Dec 09, 2011 · 1133 posts
wolf359 posted Sun, 18 December 2011 at 12:11 PM
"I most emphatically do not want to slide into a situation where data that I have purchased is held ransom to DRM and any arbitrary removal by any party that isn't me. See also Amazon's Kindle"
Hi Just to clarify, My Experience with Amazon's Kindle is limited to their newest Tablet: "kindle Fire"
Unlike the previous "E-readers" it is of course an Android OS based tablet computer.
Just wanted to mention that you are not Limited to what you buy from Amazon & what they store for you in their "cloud"
Using my mac and a micro USB cable
I have installed third party android App's including a better web browser ,(as self installing .apk files)
My own (NON DRM) Audio MP3's
My own (NON DRM) Movies& Videos
(in HD mpeg4 format converted by Me)
I found an amazing free Mac OS program called "Calibre" that will convert nearly any document to the required ".mobi" book format for reading on my kindle.
this "Calibre" app can also Extract books FROM my kindle and Archive them in the library on my OSX mac
Thus none of the Many books currently on My Kindle fire are from Amazon except the free Dictionary and user manual that came pre-installed on the device.
when I turn on the kindles Wi-fi and hit the "re synch to the cloud" button.
it only shows me the few freeware apps in "the Cloud" that I have Downloaded from the amazon store such as
"Angry birds " and some other free Games& utilities.
it ignores all of my third party "sideloaded" content.
Cheers