Ability to download Kindle books to PC ends on 26 Feb 2025

[Retro]

From 26 February 2025, you'll no longer be able to download your Kindle books to files on your PC. This is clearly anti-consumer and is bad in several ways. Here's two takes on this:

Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.

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[Geffers]

Our money in the bank is digital too, the days of 'I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of one pound' are slowly evaporating.

We'll own nothing and be happy. More likely own nothing and forget the other bit.