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For instance, the ability to lend a Kindle book, a feature that was once a hallmark of digital ownership, was eliminated by Amazon in 2022. Such changes can suddenly deny readers the flexibility they once had, shifting power substantially towards the provider.

Content Changes: Whose Version is It Anyway?

Further compounding these concerns is Amazon's capacity to modify the content of purchased ebooks. A rather trivial example involved changes to the covers of books, like The Wheel of Time series, which saw covers updated to feature promotional materials for the streaming adaptation—a change made without reader consent.