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|Description=Amazon had added a notice to users | |Description=Amazon had added a notice to users in February 2025 that they were going to remove the "Download & Transfer" feature and released an update to the Amazon Kindle corresponding to the notice on 12 February 2025, which had prompted users to use the feature while it was still around and even had some people jailbreak the software or create tools to do so. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Amazon removal notice of download-transfer.webp|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability|thumb|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 Feb 2025 |title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ |archive-date=4 Aug 2025|publisher=Reddit |language=en |format=forum thread}}</ref>]] | ||
On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web |author=Andrew Liszewski |date=14 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb |archive-url=https:// | On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web |author=Andrew Liszewski |date=14 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222205435/https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|publisher=The Verge |language=en |format=article}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==Customer response== | ==Customer response== | ||
This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |author=CriminOlly |date=16 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss |url-status=live |archive-url=https:// | This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |author=CriminOlly |date=16 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|publisher=YouTube |language=en |format=video}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons: | ||
*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices. | *The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices. | ||