Amazon will remove the option to download/transfer Kindle e-books via USB by February 2025
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So no download from their website?
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Kindle jailbreak ftw
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A friend of mine was curious about this Kindle jailbreak of which you speak. Could you elaborate on how the jailbreak works for a Kindle?
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i went this exact route a few months ago--along with anna's archive, best investment ever
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The discontinuation does not eliminate the ability to drag and drop files onto a Kindle; it simply removes a method that facilitated piracy by transferring older retail book formats via USB.
Err, what? So it's only going to block certain file types?
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Damn, that color one looks very nice!
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Tell your friend to search for winterbreak
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Maaaan, I wish ereader open source software was better. This is one of the areas where I feel the gulf between corporate garbage and free alternatives most. It's just a hassle to manage, feature-poor, has terrible UI or all of the above.
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You should definitely not try to find info on how to take your Kindle on a WinterBreak
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It's a streaming service for books at that point.
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Oh, good. I was thinking about buying one but I guess I won't anymore.
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Oh snap! This has opened up a whole new rabbit hole for
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More loss of control over our data.
Boycott Kindle's and their store if you dont agree with this.
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The color ones have lower resolution screens and less contrast+brightness than black and white. If you read comics itâs a big step up, but if you read mostly black and white text, itâs a downgrade.
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They're removing the ability to download ebooks from Amazon. You are still able to add books via USB to your device.
The piracy is because you could download your Amazon ebook, strip the DRM and transform it to a more generic format, and distribute it. Unfortunately this now means you'll be unable to make copies of your books for "backup in case Amazon decides to remove access" purposes.
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Good luck doing that to my 2012 5th gen Kindle that's been off the update schedule for an eternity.
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Some hypothetical advice neededâŚ
I bought books through Amazon and used the Kindle app on my phone and Mac. Is there still a method to get these books into an alternative like Calibre or am I screwed if Iâve updated the Kindle app on my Mac?
I want to delete my Amazon account, but Iâd love to keep the books I âboughtâ and âownâ.
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https://www.cloudwards.net/remove-drm-from-kindle-books/
This currently works, but I don't know if it will continue working forever - probably not too much longer after this announcement.
The "old Kindle PC app" might keep working in the future, but my guess is that it's going to be done soon as well.
edit: One thing I ran into was after installing the kindle app and turning off the auto-update, it still updates. So keep the installer handy and just reinstall it as needed.
