How so? You can read it online, or in a number of free Kindle apps for other devices.
Removing DRM is acceptable for certain personal uses, including, for example, making purchased media usable on your personal hardware.
Depends on the legislation you're in. In Germany it's quite certainly illegal.
> I did. It took about 30 seconds, from downloading the ebook from Amazon, converting it in Calibre, and pushing it to my Nook.
You are a technically savvy user. 99% of normal humans are not.
DRM is a serious issue, even if the book itself is free.
It's considered tortuous infringement (unlawful) in the UK too.
It offers downloading a windows app, no good for linux. It won't let me download unless i have a registered kindle program. Why can't they just let me download the file first? Significantly more friction than just downloading a pdf.
This will let you read it online. It looks like there's some offline support but I haven't tried it myself.
I thought I'd test with a new account, so in an incognito window:
* Went to https://read.amazon.com/
* Created a new account
* Got redirected to Kindle store, found free book, hit "Buy now with 1-Click"
* Filled in a billing address
* Got a page thanking me for my order, hit "Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader"
* Book loaded
Hope this helps.
The best thing to do, though, is what Cory Doctrow does: http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625. He even has (had) an option for a Gamebody Advance reader!
Still, talking about a book on Amazon, most people will be thinking physical books, I imagine.