No, this didn't happen to me. But I've been wondering if it could, since I recently bought an e-reader (Kobo Mini) and can't find a way to password protect it.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/when-someone-steals-your-nook-and-spends-238-on-erotica/
"When Someone Steals Your NOOK and Spends $238 On Erotica"
... Then my NOOK was stolen at the gym—I had left it on that damn Stairmaster. I didn’t worry about it or report it right away; I thought I might find it. Fortunately, I was awake and on my computer at six in the morning the next day when I started receiving email notifications. TIE ME IS NOW IN YOUR NOOK LIBRARY. SURRENDER YOUR LOVE IS NOW IN YOUR NOOK LIBRARY. By the time I registered what had happened, there were 30 books purchased, and they were rapidly piling on."
She canceled her stored credit card and B&N deleted those specific books and refunded the money - but the thief still has her Nook AND the books she'd purchased before it was stolen. I guess there's no way to transfer those downloaded e-books to a different Nook account - ?
The article is a little huffy about "oh no! not erotica!" but still funny. And a warning I guess.
She said she's discovered a way to password protect the Nook but I still can't find one on my Kobo. If the only way to handle a theft is after the fact - that's a system flaw.
I just tried it and was able to buy a book on the Kobo without entering any account info. And during checkout the Kobo showed me the stored billing address - my home address and phone number - so anyone stealing my Kobo would have that info too.
The only way I've found to protect that info is to delete it from my online Kobo account on my laptop. It let me delete the credit card info but not the billing address, so I changed it to a bogus address and phone number.
So any books I want to buy I'll have to re-enter the info each time. Which is inconvenient. If someone knows how to password protect the Mini, please let me know! Google search gives nothing helpful.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/when-someone-steals-your-nook-and-spends-238-on-erotica/
"When Someone Steals Your NOOK and Spends $238 On Erotica"
... Then my NOOK was stolen at the gym—I had left it on that damn Stairmaster. I didn’t worry about it or report it right away; I thought I might find it. Fortunately, I was awake and on my computer at six in the morning the next day when I started receiving email notifications. TIE ME IS NOW IN YOUR NOOK LIBRARY. SURRENDER YOUR LOVE IS NOW IN YOUR NOOK LIBRARY. By the time I registered what had happened, there were 30 books purchased, and they were rapidly piling on."
She canceled her stored credit card and B&N deleted those specific books and refunded the money - but the thief still has her Nook AND the books she'd purchased before it was stolen. I guess there's no way to transfer those downloaded e-books to a different Nook account - ?
The article is a little huffy about "oh no! not erotica!" but still funny. And a warning I guess.
She said she's discovered a way to password protect the Nook but I still can't find one on my Kobo. If the only way to handle a theft is after the fact - that's a system flaw.
I just tried it and was able to buy a book on the Kobo without entering any account info. And during checkout the Kobo showed me the stored billing address - my home address and phone number - so anyone stealing my Kobo would have that info too.
The only way I've found to protect that info is to delete it from my online Kobo account on my laptop. It let me delete the credit card info but not the billing address, so I changed it to a bogus address and phone number.
So any books I want to buy I'll have to re-enter the info each time. Which is inconvenient. If someone knows how to password protect the Mini, please let me know! Google search gives nothing helpful.
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