To be annoyed when Kindle edits my books

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I like to read books I enjoy over and over. I get to know the phrases and reading them is comforting and soothing. I recently re-read an old favourite (published in the 90s) on my kindle, and a lot of the more colourful phrases and terms have been removed. Sometimes for no good reason, eg they’re not offensive in any world; and sometimes their removal took something away from what was left.

I wish I had a paper copy of this book to read ☹️
the changes feel jarring and I can’t see the point- but more importantly, I bought the original, and Amazon have altered what I bought without notice.

I have given up using mine for this very reason.

Is there a way to tell if a new edition of a book is different to the original?

I mean if it's not something you've already read and know well?

Particularly if it's a very old story that's been published lots of times.

Now that they accept epub format, you can buy your ebooks elsewhere and send to kindle. I do this all the time.

@Tomatocutwithazigzagedge - they cut the 'sad song' from Christmas Past when Belle leave Scrooge. We only had the video for ages (with the song) & so was shocked when it got eaten by the video player & replaced with a dvd, which was missing the song. Supposedly Michael Eisner had it cut (over Jim Henson's objections) for pace reasons. It can now be found in the 'Extras' section on Disney+ - either as the complete movie or just the song on it's own.

It needs to be there or it doesn't make sense why Rizo & & Gonzo are crying.