Amazon, Kindle

Hurry! Download your Kindle eBooks before Amazon won't let you anymore
Amazon is ending the ability to download and transfer books from you computer to your Kindle. Here's when that ends.
Amazon is taking away a Kindle tool that pirates loved
Amazon has long offered a “Download & transfer via USB” option for your purchases. That option was removed for the most recent generation of Kindles, and is going away for old models on February 26. Amazon may be trying to close a piracy loophole, as the AZW3 files the tool generated where vulnerable to DRM-removal hacks.
Amazon is killing off a very useful Kindle feature - are you affected?
As spotted by Good E-Reader, as of February 26, 2025, Amazon is set to kill off its Download & Transfer via USB option for all Kindles, meaning the only way you’ll be able to buy and download eBooks and other purchases is over Wi-Fi.
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
Amazon confirmed the removal of the book download feature in a statement to The Verge. “Customers can continue reading books previously downloaded on their Kindle device, and access new content through the Kindle app, Kindle for web, as well as directly through Kindle devices with WiFi capability,” said Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke.
Download and Transfer for Kindle books discontinued on Feb 26
Amazon will cease the ability to download and transfer options for the Kindle e-reader on February 26th, 2025. No Kindle can use this functionality once the due date rolls around. Only the 12th generation Kindles never had this ability to begin with,
Amazon Kindle users are going to lose this popular PC feature very soon
With the removal of the popular functionality, Amazon seems to be grooving its users to stick to its ecosystem.
Bookshop.org launches Kindle alternative, sends e-book sales to local bookstores
Bookshop.org launched a new platform that allows independent bookstores to sell e-books to readers. Here's a look inside.
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