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Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks
Amazon recently changed the wording on their website when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks. As the screenshot above shows, they now have a disclaimer under the buy now button that says, "By placing your order, you're purchasing a license to the content and you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use". It also
As the screenshot above shows, they now have a disclaimer under the buy now button that says, “By placing your order, you’re purchasing a license to the content and you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use”. If you click the terms of use link you’ll find a page full of legal disclaimers indicating you’re buying a license to access Kindle content, but they don’t openly disclose it on product pages under the buy button like on the Amazon US website. I read somewhere about a new law that was passed in California where companies have to “conspicuously” disclose that customers are buying a license when it comes to digital media like ebooks, so that’s likely the reason why Amazon made the change.
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