Some books have a device limit of 1?!?

[rheostaticsfan]

I just read this article at gizmodo.

http://gizmodo.com/5854973/amazon-is...uin-the-kindle

[kennyc]

Outrageous!

[Daveoc64]

I'm not really sure why people are shocked as this has been the case for years.

[kennyc]

I've never seen it before and I typically read across 3 devices....synced via Amazon.

[jbcohen]

Why get worked up about this one DRM is easily removed then you can read it on an unlimited number of devices.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by jbcohen

Why get worked up about this one DRM is easily removed then you can read it on an unlimited number of devices.

Yes, but one of the prime reasons for using Kindle devices/apps is the ability to sync and this precludes that ability.

It's a pita to manually figure out where you are and end up re-reading 10 or 20 pages or parts thereof...

I've never run into that either, and I've read hundreds of Kindle books. My guess is the publisher didn't know enough about what s/he was doing to properly set the number of devices. As clueless to eBooks as some publishers have proven themselves, they might not even know what "number of devices" means.

Also, Gizmodo is often questionable in the material they present. For example, that article has an image of a library of Kindle books on some device and by showing those books one might get the impression that none of them can be viewed on multiple devices. The Steve Jobs book can be as I have it on multiple devices now.

[abookreader]

You know, I really don't know if I've ever seen it or not because all the DRM is removed from my books within 5 seconds of purchase .... but again, just like the other thread ... there's nothing in the product description. The other thread is a textbook but not this one apparently.
What's up with this not putting the device limitation on the page?

Are the publishers just trying to sneak in some new limitations and waiting to see if anybody makes a fuss?

Product Details

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 2120 KB
Print Length: 944 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0307593312
Publisher: Knopf (October 25, 2011)
Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B004LROUW2
Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#9 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Literary Fiction
#11 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary

Would you like to give feedback on images or tell us about a lower price?

[abookreader]

Originally Posted by jswinden

I've never run into that either, and I've read hundreds of Kindle books. My guess is the publisher didn't know enough about what s/he was doing to properly set the number of devices. As clueless to eBooks as some publishers have proven themselves, they might not even know what "number of devices" means.

It's Random House - not some little tiny publisher.

[TimW]

Apparently, the Gizmodo article is wrong.

http://www.kindleboards.com/index.ph...c,90028.0.html

Originally Posted by abookreader

It's Random House - not some little tiny publisher.

That doesn't matter as most of the BIG publishers are still clueless as to how to publish a good eBook.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by TimW

Apparently, the Gizmodo article is wrong.

http://www.kindleboards.com/index.ph...c,90028.0.html

Yes, I know there is a limit to the number of devices on an account 5? 6? but that would limit all books on the account to those devices and devices can be dropped or added...

The claim in the article was that it was by TITLE, not by DEVICES on the account...unless I misread or misinterpreted it.

Originally Posted by TimW

Apparently, the Gizmodo article is wrong.

http://www.kindleboards.com/index.ph...c,90028.0.html

Yep, it looks like another bad Gizmodo article. Others are reporting they are able to load it on six devices. I doubt Gizmodo would know anything about eBooks if one crawled up their collective backside and called them Momma! They are the tech blog equivalent of yellow journalism.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Yes, I know there is a limit to the number of devices on an account 5? 6? but that would limit all books on the account to those devices and devices can be dropped or added...

The claim in the article was that it was by TITLE, not by DEVICES on the account.

You can have 50 devices/apps on one account, that's not a problem. You can't download a DRMed title to more than 6 (generally) of those devices at the same time. The author claims that CS has informed him that the title is restricted to one device. The people on KB are posting pictures of this title opened on multiple devices. Someone is very mistaken.

[TimW]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Yep, it looks like another bad Gizmodo article. Others are reporting they are able to load it on six devices. I doubt Gizmodo would know anything about eBooks if one crawled up their collective backside and called them Momma! They are the tech blog equivalent of yellow journalism.

Seems that way...