NotesAmazon wipes a woman's Kindle and shuts down her account. This is why I strip the DRM from every Kindle book I buy, and archive each away on my home server. And, also, why I rarely buy Kindle books.FeedEmbedUnfurl
Notes when I tried to delete personal documents from the archive I realized that it is too boring to delete them one by one. Then with the help of Aei, created a bookmarklet to delete them page by page. FeedUnfurl
NotesPerhaps the best implementation of educational technology in the developing world, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) designed their own laptopâitâs durable, light, can withstand extreme conditions, and, most importantly, is easily repairable by the children themselves. Remove four Phillips screws, and the screenâs off. Four more screws, and the motherboardâs off. Their repair and troubleshooting guides are available on each laptop and online, and they are also developing a list of sources for repair parts.FeedUnfurl
NotesAs ebook sales mushroom, the Big Six's insistence on DRM has proven to be a hideous mistake. Rather than reducing piracy[*], it has locked customers in Amazon's walled garden, which in turn increases Amazon's leverage over publishers. And unlike pirated copies (which don't automatically represent lost sales) Amazon is a direct revenue threat because Amazon are have no qualms about squeezing their suppliers â or trying to poach authors for their "direct" publishing channel by offering initially favourable terms. (Which will doubtless get a lot less favourable once the monopoly is secured ...)FeedUnfurl
NotesYou love your Kindle, but you hate the DRM. What do you do? Well, if you like, weâll tell you how to strip the copy-protection from your e-books, leaving a plain, vanilla e-book file in the format of your choice. This doesnât just work for Kindle book, either. The method, detailed by Apprentice Alf, will also remove DRM from Mobipocket, Barnes and Noble, Adobe Digital Editions and Fictionwise books, making these stores much more attractive to buyers.Unfurl
Notes"This is ugly for all kinds of reasons. Amazon says that this sort of thing is ârare,â but that it can happen at all is unsettling; weâve been taught to believe that e-books are, you know, just like books, only better. Already, weâve learned that theyâre not really like books, in that once weâre finished reading them, we canât resell or even donate them. But now we learn that all sales may not even be final. "Unfurl
Notes"I explored the little OLPC and was quite impressed. I was impressed because it is a fully functional computer, with a screen size a tad larger than the Kindle from Amazon."FeedUnfurl
Notes"When someone buys a book, they are also buying the right to resell that book, to loan it out, or to even give it away if they want. Everyone understands this."Unfurl
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