Post by katlady on Feb 20, 2025 5:59:44 GMT
I don't know if you have heard, but Amazon will remove the feature to download e-books that you have bought on Feb 26th. So if you have purchased e-books, download them to your computer if you want to make sure you never lose them. After all, you paid for them.
www.zdnet.com/article/download-your-kindle-books-asap-before-amazon-kills-this-feature-next-week/
Why should you care?
First of all, just as a matter of general principle, it's nice to have control over the stuff you bought and presumably own. Digital content isn't really property we own. Vendors make it abundantly clear that we're licensing that content, and even if we paid full-price money for something, it's just licensed, and they reserve the right to take it away if the whim strikes.
ETA - Just to clarify, this is only to download ebooks to your computer. You will still be able to load up your Kindle device. But, if the book is ever removed from the Amazon library, it will also be removed from your Kindle device. Downloading to your computer just insures you never lose it. Also, some people do load Kindle books to other e-readers.
www.zdnet.com/article/download-your-kindle-books-asap-before-amazon-kills-this-feature-next-week/
Why should you care?
First of all, just as a matter of general principle, it's nice to have control over the stuff you bought and presumably own. Digital content isn't really property we own. Vendors make it abundantly clear that we're licensing that content, and even if we paid full-price money for something, it's just licensed, and they reserve the right to take it away if the whim strikes.
ETA - Just to clarify, this is only to download ebooks to your computer. You will still be able to load up your Kindle device. But, if the book is ever removed from the Amazon library, it will also be removed from your Kindle device. Downloading to your computer just insures you never lose it. Also, some people do load Kindle books to other e-readers.
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