What is the upcoming change to Kindle book access?

Starting February 26, users will no longer be able to download Kindle books to their PCs, limiting access to Amazon devices only.

Why is the ability to download Kindle books important?

It allows users to back up their purchases and ensures they have offline access to their books without relying on Amazon's ecosystem.

What should users do before February 26?

Users should download their Kindle books individually through the Amazon website to maintain ownership.

What concerns does Olle raise about digital ownership?

Olle highlights a growing trend of users losing control over their purchased digital content and suggests this is a move by Amazon to centralize access.

Has Amazon removed books from users in the past?

Yes, there have been instances where books were removed from devices after purchase, often due to copyright issues.

How does this change affect users who delete their Amazon accounts?

Users will lose access to all their Kindle books if they delete their accounts, raising concerns about the customer-retailer relationship.

What does Olle recommend for Kindle users?

Olle recommends backing up books by downloading them before the February 26 deadline.

Why does Olle believe this change is significant?

It erodes the sense of ownership users have over their books, tying them more closely to Amazon's services.

Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react

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Résumé

TLDRIn a recent video, Olle discusses an impending change by Amazon that will affect Kindle book ownership. Starting February 26, users will no longer have the option to download their Kindle books to personal computers, which restricts access solely to Amazon devices. This raises important questions about digital ownership and consumer rights. Olle reflects on the implications of this move, including instances where Amazon has removed books from user devices and the risk of losing access if an account is deleted. He encourages viewers to back up their Kindle libraries before the change takes effect, expressing concern over the increasing control retailers have over digital purchases.

A retenir

📅 Important date: February 26, 2023
📚 Download your Kindle books before the deadline!
🚫 No more downloading to PCs post-February 26
🔒 Concerns over digital ownership are growing
📖 Users risk losing access if they delete their Amazon account
☁️ Digital content tied exclusively to Amazon devices
🔄 Past instances of books removed from user libraries
🔧 Individual download process is time-consuming
🛡️ Backup is essential for consumers with extensive libraries
💰 Olle advises on taking control of your purchases

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Olle discusses a significant upcoming change by Amazon affecting Kindle users, which will take place on February 26. As of now, users can download their purchased Kindle books to PCs for backup, ensuring ownership. However, Amazon plans to remove this capability, limiting access to books solely through Kindle devices. Olle emphasizes the shift away from true ownership of digital content, drawing parallels to subscription services where users do not own the music they listen to. He highlights complaints about Amazon's control over purchased content, including instances where books were removed or altered without consent. Furthermore, he cautions that after the change, users who delete their Amazon accounts will lose access to their books completely. Olle provides instructions to download Kindle books before the deadline and encourages viewers to consider their consumer rights. He invites feedback on whether this move by Amazon represents an overreach of power.

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Vidéo Q&R

What is the upcoming change to Kindle book access?
Starting February 26, users will no longer be able to download Kindle books to their PCs, limiting access to Amazon devices only.
Why is the ability to download Kindle books important?
It allows users to back up their purchases and ensures they have offline access to their books without relying on Amazon's ecosystem.
What should users do before February 26?
Users should download their Kindle books individually through the Amazon website to maintain ownership.
What concerns does Olle raise about digital ownership?
Olle highlights a growing trend of users losing control over their purchased digital content and suggests this is a move by Amazon to centralize access.
Has Amazon removed books from users in the past?
Yes, there have been instances where books were removed from devices after purchase, often due to copyright issues.
How does this change affect users who delete their Amazon accounts?
Users will lose access to all their Kindle books if they delete their accounts, raising concerns about the customer-retailer relationship.
What does Olle recommend for Kindle users?
Olle recommends backing up books by downloading them before the February 26 deadline.
Why does Olle believe this change is significant?
It erodes the sense of ownership users have over their books, tying them more closely to Amazon's services.

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hello I'm olle and this is crimin olly
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where I talk about crime pulp horror
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that kind of thing today Amazon are
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changing the way that you can access
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your Kindle books and I think you need
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to be aware of
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that so A few people have pointed this
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out to me in the comments it's something
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that comes into effect uh from the 20 6
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of February so in about 10 days time and
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I think it's something that people who
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own a lot of Kindle books should be
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aware of it feels like you know on the
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on the face of it it almost seems like
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quite an insignificant change but I
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think it's actually quite important so I
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wanted to talk through in this video
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what it is this isn't something I think
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that Amazon have formally announced but
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people have picked up on it and it's
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been reported on websites like The Verge
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and goodereader tocom so the change is
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this at the moment as of as of today you
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can go onto the Amazon website you can
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go into manage your content and devices
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and you can download any Kindle books
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that you've bought onto your PC or Mac
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or you know whatever type of computer
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you use you can just download them so
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you can back them up you can have an
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offline copy of them off off of your
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Kindles out the Amazon ecosystem um you
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know you can keep them safe and they are
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you know they are safe there and Amazon
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can't touch them once you've downloaded
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them what Amazon are doing is removing
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the ability to do that so the only way
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you will be able to access your Kindle
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books in the future will be on Amazon
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devices will be on Kindle devices um so
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you can still go into that web page and
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like choose to send Kindle books to a
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particular Kindle that you've got but
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you won't be able to download the books
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onto your PC so why is this important
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you're still going to have access to
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your books I think it's important though
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for for a few different reasons so one
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is there is this you know kind of
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creeping movement if you like in
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technology of us becoming less and less
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owners of the things that we have bought
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the digital content we have bought
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there's a big move you know and clearly
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has been for a while towards
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subscription type services like Spotify
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which I think are fine I you know I
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completely get the deal with Spotify
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with Spotify I know that I am paying a
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monthly fee and I don't own any of the
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music that I listen to but when I buy a
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Kindle book from Amazon I expect to own
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that book and Amazon are gradually
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removing the ways in which I own that
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book and I think taking away my ability
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to download the book onto a computer is
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one way that they are kind of eroding my
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ownership of the book if that makes
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sense um so I think it's important I
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think it you know I think this is
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something we should be able to do I've
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paid good money I've spent thousands of
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pounds on Kindle books over the years
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and I did go through the exercise a
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while ago of downloading all of them
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onto my PC so I had a backup of them um
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I have done that already it is a timec
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consuming process it takes a long time
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to do it because you have to do it book
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by book but I really do think it's worth
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investing the time in doing especially
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if you have a big Kindle library now
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there have been instances in the past
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not many but there have been some where
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Kindle books have been removed from the
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Kindle store and people who bought those
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books have found that the books were
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removed from their Kindles from their
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devices so despite the fact they bought
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the book Amazon took it away from them
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now they did give people refunds in
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those cases I think in most of the cases
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it was because there was some sort of
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copyright infringement going on so it
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kind of makes sense but it shows how you
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as a consumer are not really in control
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of that relationship with the retailer
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um you know they basically hold all the
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cards they've got the power they can
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remove your purchases from you there
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have also been instances where books
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have been re-edited so Publishers have
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decided that you know there may be
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things in the books that they they
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didn't feel were but ially current
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anymore in terms of opinions and things
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like that and they have changed the
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content subtly of books and those books
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have been automatically downloaded to
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people's Kindles so people have lost the
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lost the version of the book that they
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bought and ended up with a different
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version the other thing which isn't
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really called out in any of the articles
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that discuss this but which I think is
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important and I do wonder if this is one
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of the reasons why Amazon have done this
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is the fact that it complet completely
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ties you in to Amazon so if I hadn't
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already downloaded all of my Kindle
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books I would definitely be doing it now
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because the implication of not doing it
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is that after February the 26th if I
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delete my Amazon account for some reason
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I will lose access to all of those
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Kindle books all of those books that I
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spent good money on I will no longer be
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able to access and read and that feels
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like a strange relationship for you as a
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consumer to have to have with a retailer
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the fact you have to maintain your
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relationship with that retailer in order
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to continue enjoying your purchases and
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I'm really really not comfortable with
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that I've made videos in the past about
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how I've broken away from the Kindle
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ecosystem um and this move by Amazon
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makes me even more pleased that I have
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done that um it feels like something
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where they have you know they have gone
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out of their way to remove this right
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from consumers I suspect this wasn't a
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service that Amazon had to invest a huge
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amount of resource in to keep going to
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keep it running to keep consumers having
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that ability to download their books
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they've gone out of their way they've
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made a conscious decision and they've
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gone out of their way to remove that
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ability from people and I can't think of
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a good reason from a consumer
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perspective why they would have done
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that so should you want to grab your
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Kindle books so you properly own them
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before the 26th of February this is the
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way to do it so go to manage your
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content and devices on the abson web
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page um find your books and on each book
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and you do have to do it individually
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unfortunately click on more actions and
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then download and transfer via USB and
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that will download the book onto your
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hard drive now obviously it's completely
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up to you whether you choose to do this
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or not you may be completely comfortable
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with not being able to do it in the
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future but I did think it was important
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that people were aware that it is
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currently an option but will only be an
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option for another few days do let me
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know what you think of this in the
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comments do you think it's Amazon
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overreaching their power a little bit I
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certainly think it feels like that
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anyway I will leave it there and say as
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always thanks very much for watching
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hope you're safe and well out there hope
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you're winning good stuff and I'll speak
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to you again very soon cheio
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