September 4, 2009 Amazon returns deleted Kindle booksPosted: 05:40 PM ET
Amazon upset many Kindle owners when, in typical Big Brother fashion, it remotely deleted improperly distributed copies of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and several other novels from private e-book readers this July. Despite receiving a refund for the books, many Kindle owners felt their personal property had been violated. ![]() Yesterday Amazon e-mailed customers affected by the mass deletion and offered them a free, and no doubt properly licensed, copy of any book they lost, or the option of a check for $30. Read an apology from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the full letter Kindle users received below.
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