Attention, Kindle owners –today is your last chance to download backups of your ebooks

Attention, Kindle owners –today is your last chance to download backups of your ebooks

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Attention, Kindle owners –today is your last chance to download backups of your ebooks

Source: Techradar

Published: Feb, 25 2025 10:49

Summary at a Glance

Last week we got the news that Amazon was killing off an older but very useful tool called Download & Transfer via USB, which lets you download your ebook purchases to a computer.

As long as at least one pre-2024 Kindle is linked to your Amazon account, you'll be able to choose a registered ereader and get the download in AZW3 format.

The Download & Transfer via USB option is one of the more commonly used ways to rip Digital Rights Management (DRM) protections off ebooks and distribute them to anyone.

Amazon just killed a useful Kindle USB feature – leaving me stuck with less flexibility for ebook downloads and backups.

Select More actions next to the ebook you want to download, then Download & transfer via USB.

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