> Something similar applies to ebooks. Like Spotify, the Kindle app is on any platform, so it doesn’t stop you switching devices. Unlike music, your books are still bought (mostly: there are some subscription services but they don’t cover mainstream titles), and locked with DRM, so it’s harder to switch away from Kindle than from Spotify, but that only locks you into Kindle, not any other part of Amazon’s platform: using a Kindle app or physical Kindle e-ink device doesn’t compel you to use any other Amazon products.
This seems confused. Ultimately Amazon's primary purpose is probably not to sell the devices and the lock-in works in the sense that you have your Kindle library (even if you strip the DRM you can't keep all your notes and highlights), your recommendations, and your more or less automatic impulse to go to the Kindle store for books.
This seems confused. Ultimately Amazon's primary purpose is probably not to sell the devices and the lock-in works in the sense that you have your Kindle library (even if you strip the DRM you can't keep all your notes and highlights), your recommendations, and your more or less automatic impulse to go to the Kindle store for books.