< img src = "/uploads/blogs/6b/a4/ib-f-f-f-qctp9ghk_4A499ea2.jpg" Alt = "Kindle readers will lose the ability to load and backup books"/> < p > from February 26 2025 Amazon will delete a feature that allowed you to download the purchased books on Comp & Rsquo; Uuter and copy them on Kindle via USB.

~ ~ < P > The company confirmed that this option will no longer be available on its site, reports 24 channel with reference to The Verge.

< h2 class = "News-Subtitle CKE-MarkUp" > Why is it important

< p > The loading function through USB was useful for those who had no access to Wi-Fi. Although the process was quite time -consuming & ndash; books had to be loaded separately & ndash; It provided the opportunity to keep backups.

< P > In addition, Amazon has repeatedly removed books from her online store or even removed them from user devices.

< Ul > < li >One of the most famous cases occurred in 2009, when the company without warning removed from Kindle purchased copies of George Orwell novels “1984” and “Animal collective farm” because < LI > also recently replaced updated versions of Roald's books, including “Charlie and Chocolate Factory” where the wording was changed.

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< P > Function Removal will complicate backup and e -book conversion into formats suitable for use on devices other than Kindle.

< p > downloaded through Amazon files had Azw3 format that made it easy to delete DRM protection using special software. However, modern Kindle use KFX format, introduced in 2015, which improves fonts and layouts but has a tougher DRM-protection.

< h2 class = "News-Subtitle CKE-MarkUp" > How did the Book Download feature work

< p >The “Download and Transfer through USB” option has been stored since Kindle has not supported Wi-Fi. It was available at Amazon & Ndash; Users could select the book purchased, click “More Actions”, choose the appropriate Kindle device and download the file to computer; Rsquo; Uuter.

< p > Currently when trying to use this feature on screen with & Rsquo; a new warning is:

< P class = "bloquote cke-maarkup" > from February 26 2025. Transfer Via USB & Rsquo; will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your devices via Wi-Fi by selecting the option “deliver or deleted from the device”.

< h2 class = "News-Subtitle CKE-MarkUp" > Amazon's official comment

< p > Amazon confirmed changes in its statement by the edition of The Verge.

< blockquote > < P class = "bloquote cke-mackup" > Users can continue to read books already loaded on their Kindle devices and receive new content through Kindle, Kindle for Veb or directly through Kindle-devices with Wi- support Fi, < br /> & ndash; reported by Jackie Burke's company.

< P class = "bloquote cke-mackup" > after disconnecting this feature, users will still manually copy files to Kindle via USB using Amazon apps or third-party applications such as Calibre. However, upload the files of their purchased books on computer; Rsquo; Uuter will not succeed.

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Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116