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In response to "Amazon deletes Orwell's 1984 from Kindles....it deteled a book people already paid for.... -- (link)" by Remlik

I was also mystified that they would do that, but then I read somewhere that the publisher selling the book didn't have the rights for it.

Posted by celedhring Jul 18 '09, 08:59

So in that case I could understand Amazon's actions.

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Punish the publisher, punish Amazon. The reader acted in good faith and should have been left alone. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 10:25 2
- I understand that it's annoying but it's not he end of the world. They got their money back. Those who already it got it for free, those who haven't - Guigue Jul 18, 10:30 1
  - It changes the entire dynamic. Kindle is supposed to be superior to hard copy. It isn't if I don't own the books outright. - TWuG Jul 18, 10:38

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