I own several kindle devices, have never purchased an ebook through Amazon, and do not connect any of them to the internet for any reason. It&#x27;s a battery hog, and I have no desire to buy books directly from the device, and if i need to access the web, i have a plethora of other devices capable and at hand.<p>Furthermore, I don&#x27;t allow myself to restricted to DRM&#x27;d books. In the event I was unable to acquire a book in a non-DRM&#x27;d format, I&#x27;d purchase the book (using a prepaid credit card, as i do with all my internet transactions) and strip the DRM. If it was unavailable in that manner, then I would purchase a physical copy of the book. But that is not a deterrent for me. I own a few ebooks that don&#x27;t exist in physical form (at least not for mass market to my knowledge) and I own a few physical books that do not exist in digital format (once again, to my knowledge). Neither will kill the other, they can both co-exist happily, and in my case, they do. I carry my kindle keyboard everywhere and often time have at least 2-3 paperback books on me as well. As a matter of fact, I am currently reading a book on my kindle, another in paperback form and a third is being read to me on Audible. Not all at the same time mind you, but concurrently.