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Note to self: Don’t think you actually possess anything stored in the cloud.

No kidding. A few years back the Kindle community got a bit of a shock when many thousands who had purchased and downloaded a particular book had Amazon suck it back. Apparently there was some kind of licensing fracus with the publisher, so they had to delete it from the devices of people who had just started reading the book.

I assume they got refunds, but that would be a real bummer.

Concern noted but it would wreck their business model to piss off their customer base by suddenly deciding to pull books off the cloud that customers already paid for. In other words, I don't see it happening.

I do maintain a library of old-fashioned books at the house that consists of pretty much all the classics and the really good fiction and non-fiction titles that are out there. In fact, I've purchased electronic copies of many hard-copy books that I already own because the convenience of having them at my fingertips is worth the extra expense. Conversely, if I read a really good book on Kindle, I'll go ahead and purchase the hard copy for my library. I just did that with a book called Appetite for America by Stephen Fried (about an early restaurant chain on the railroad).

Since going electronic, I get way more reading done than I used to. I put the Kindle app on my phone and tablet as well so if I'm stuck in a hospital waiting room, like I was recently for a sick relative, no problem. I can dive into my library and ignore the awful daytime TV that others were stuck watching (or six-month old TIME magazines). Even if I'm waiting in line for coffee or something, I can read a few pages and the time flies right by.

So basically I rule the technology and do not allow it to rule me.

I have three kindles, a Kindle fire and an older touch model. I love all of my kindles, but don’t like the fact that they are linked to the cloud. Several times I’ve complained about it to Amazon, what if the electricity is out, I won’t be able to read any of my books. I never get an answer, just bs. I’ve kinda gone back to reading books because of the cost. I’ve discovered several older authors who have written several good books and don’t want to pay 11.99 for each when I can get each pennies.