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DRM is not to prevent other files from being readable on the Kindle.
Granted the PDF converter seems to have some trouble with graphics PDF's, but for books the converter works very well.
Hacker Igor Skochinsky used DRM to load Mobipocket books onto his Kindle. Using a series of scripts, he's able to convert eBook files to Amazon's AZW format and then add the necessary serial number DRM, specialized per an individual's particular Kindle.
The hack allow ENCRYPTED Mobi files to be read on the Kindle. So you can buy a DRM-protected mobi book and read it on Kindle.
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Apple iPad Sales Slowing as Amazon Lights Kindle Fire
Since launching in 2010, Apple's iPad has been the global leader in tablets. But since Amazon's first table, the all-new low-priced Kindle Fire came out in November Apple's dominance may be sagging. In a new analyst note, Shaw Wu of the brokerage firm Stern Agee sees iPad sales as a "little light" in the current quarter. ...
What to do if you think your brand new Kindle Fire is dead
Rumors of my Kindle Fire's death have been greatly exaggerated. I hope these tips and links will help you if you run into an apparently dead device. ...Technologists don't get the Kindle Fire
If you've been reading the headlines about the Kindle Fire lately, you might be surprised to learn that Amazon has already moved millions of units of its tablet and is now the proud creator of the best-selling Android tablet. ...What to Watch For at CES 2012: Droid 4, Intel Phones and More
It's already 2012, the start of a new year and for some, the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. While everyone is still getting accustomed to the gadgets they received over the holidays, the tech industry is already … Continue reading → What to Watch For at CES 2012: Droid 4, Intel Phones and More is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on the Kindle! Subscribe today . ...Kindle devices selling at a rate of one million a week ahead of holidays
Amazon tends not to be all that specific when it comes to Kindle sales figures, so it's always nice to see a number from the retail giant, even if it's as broad as the one it released today. According to the company, Kindle products have moved at a rate of "more than one million per week" for the past three weeks. That number includes the currently available members of the e-reading family ... ... ~O-O~
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