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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

Saved and liberated the books I "bought" at Amazon for my Kindle. Amazon will stop offering the "Download & transfer via USB" option, so I have downloaded all 210 books. After downloading, I hunt them through Calibre and a certain plugin to remove the DRM stuff, convert the books to EPUB format so I have my private backup and can put them on a new ebook reader that is more open than the Amazon walled garden. And in future I will buy my eBooks someplace else. #ByeAmazon

Download & transfer via USB Transfer Tip: After downloading, use your USB cable to connect your computer and Kindle. Your Kindle will appear as a drive on your computer. Copy your downloaded file from your computer to your Kindle's documents folder. Starting 26 February 2025, the ‘Download & Transfer via USB’ option will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the ‘Deliver or Remove from Device’ option. Learn more about managing downloads
Felix Gilcher

@jwildeboer in my understanding, the part that’s being shuttered is the “download”. Transferring via USB should continue to work (see for example theverge.com/news/612898/amazo, all the way at the end!. I use my kindle primarily as a reader device for books bought elsewhere and managed with calibre and I’ll test after Feb 26th whether that still works. I just won’t be buying at Amazon any more.

The Verge · Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle booksBy Andrew Liszewski
Feb 15, 2025, 10:29 AM·Public·Ivory for iOS
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