Changes to Kindle download rules
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Another day. Another cloud service changing the rules on stuff we already bought and paid for.
This time, Amazon is removing a feature that's been part of the Kindle experience for more than a decade: downloading files to your computer.
I'm not going to bury the lede: You have until Feb. 26, 2025, to download copies of your Kindle books to your computer. After that, Amazon will remove the ability to download books to files you can control yourself.
I'm a little disappointed that Amazon doesn't say anything about this in its main Digital Content management interface.
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Sigh.
Watching the Mump trying to purge words like LGBTQ+ from previously published research reminded me of how important it is to have hard copies, paper versions of publications. Yes, you can try to brun books, but first you have to go out and round them up. Much more difficult than digital scrubbing...
This new Kindle rule is more proof of the importance of physical copies.
