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	\|Description=Amazon had added a notice to users on February 2025 that they were going to remove the "Download & Transfer" feature and released an update to the Amazon Kindle corresponding to the notice on February 12 2025, which had prompted users to use the feature while it was still around & even had some people jailbreak the software or create tools to do so.		\|Description=Amazon had added a notice to users in February 2025 that they were going to remove the "Download & Transfer" feature and released an update to the Amazon Kindle corresponding to the notice on 12 February 2025, which had prompted users to use the feature while it was still around and even had some people jailbreak the software or create tools to do so.
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	[[File:~~Fyi-amazon-is-removing-~~download-transfer~~-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1~~.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025\|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]		[[File:Amazon removal notice of download-transfer.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025\|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]
	On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222205435/https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222205435/https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

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	[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025\|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]		[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025\|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]
	On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~QNFuC~~ \|archive-date=14 Feb ~~2025~~ \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222205435/https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
	This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|author=CriminOlly \|date=16 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~fWSJK~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-01-04~~ \|publisher=YouTube \|language=en \|format=video}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:		This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|author=CriminOlly \|date=16 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|publisher=YouTube \|language=en \|format=video}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:

	*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices.		*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices.

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	[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~l6K1B~~ \|archive-date=~~17 Feb~~ 2025 \|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]		[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250804001513/https://old.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-date=4 Aug 2025\|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]
	On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QNFuC \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QNFuC \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have {{Wplink\|Wi-Fi}} capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 1 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1 \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~gAZqC~~ \|archive-date=~~2026-01-04~~ \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 2 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~QmcSy~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-01-04~~ \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Apr 2014 \|title=Kindle DX \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~kBocF~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-01-04~~ \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref>		Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have {{Wplink\|Wi-Fi}} capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 1 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708172721/https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 2 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221190120/https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2 \|archive-date=21 Feb 2026\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Apr 2014 \|title=Kindle DX \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260217174504/https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref>

	===Reasons for feature===		===Reasons for feature===
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	Customers will still be able to download e-books to their Kindles, but will either have to use the Kindle store on the device or the "Deliver or Remove from Device" option on the Amazon website.<ref name="theverge" /> Both of these options require the e-reader to have an internet connection.		Customers will still be able to download e-books to their Kindles, but will either have to use the Kindle store on the device or the "Deliver or Remove from Device" option on the Amazon website.<ref name="theverge" /> Both of these options require the e-reader to have an internet connection.

	This isn't the first time Amazon has made changes affecting customers' access to their purchased e-books. For instance, Amazon previously removed books customers had purchased since the company that uploaded them didn't have the rights to the content.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Michael Kozlowski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon is not to be trusted anymore with their Kindle e-reader \|url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-not-to-be-trusted-anymore-with-their-kindle-e-reader \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~srsIB~~ \|archive-date=~~15 Feb~~ 2025 \|publisher=Good e-Reader \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>		This isn't the first time Amazon has made changes affecting customers' access to their purchased e-books. For instance, Amazon previously removed books customers had purchased since the company that uploaded them didn't have the rights to the content.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Michael Kozlowski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon is not to be trusted anymore with their Kindle e-reader \|url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-not-to-be-trusted-anymore-with-their-kindle-e-reader \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251224193712/https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-not-to-be-trusted-anymore-with-their-kindle-e-reader \|archive-date=24 Dec 2025\|publisher=Good e-Reader \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
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	==Technical USB restrictions==		==Technical USB restrictions==
	In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ({{Wplink\|Media Transfer Protocol}}).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 Aug 2023 \|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640 \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~hkXML~~ \|archive-date=~~3 Jan 2026~~ \|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>		In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ({{Wplink\|Media Transfer Protocol}}).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 Aug 2023 \|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708172726/https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025\|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>

	MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=13 Nov 2024 \|title=Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580 \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~OQBWA~~ \|archive-date=~~3 Jan 2026~~ \|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.		MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=13 Nov 2024 \|title=Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708172719/https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580 \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025\|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.

	This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."		This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."

	Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Send to Kindle page \|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.ph/~~ft38A~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-01-04~~ \|publisher=Amazon}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.		Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Send to Kindle page \|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222132622/https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|publisher=Amazon}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.

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	On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QNFuC \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QNFuC \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

BobSagetFan1212: added archive link with archive date

2026-01-05T03:01:05Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have {{Wplink\|Wi-Fi}} capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki~~\|title=Amazon Kindle 1~~\|language=en\|format=wiki page~~\|date=21 Nov 2011~~}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2\|~~title~~=~~Amazon Kindle 2~~\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en\|format=wiki page~~\|date=21 Nov 2011~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX\|~~date~~=~~15 Apr 2014~~\|~~title~~=~~Kindle DX~~\|~~format~~=~~wiki page~~\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en}}</ref>		Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have {{Wplink\|Wi-Fi}} capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 1 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/gAZqC \|archive-date=2026-01-04 \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=21 Nov 2011 \|title=Amazon Kindle 2 \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QmcSy \|archive-date=2026-01-04 \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=15 Apr 2014 \|title=Kindle DX \|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/kBocF \|archive-date=2026-01-04 \|publisher=MobileRead Wiki \|language=en \|format=wiki page}}</ref>

	===Reasons for feature===		===Reasons for feature===
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	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
	This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|~~url~~=~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v~~=~~KMoCzeGnIss~~\|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react\|date=~~16 Feb 2025~~\|publisher=YouTube\|~~author~~=~~CriminOlly~~\|format=video~~\|language=en~~}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:		This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|author=CriminOlly \|date=16 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/fWSJK \|archive-date=2026-01-04 \|publisher=YouTube \|language=en \|format=video}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:

	*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices.		*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices.
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	This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."		This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."

	Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle\|publisher=Amazon~~\|title=Send to Kindle page~~}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.		Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Send to Kindle page \|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/ft38A \|archive-date=2026-01-04 \|publisher=Amazon}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.

	==References==		==References==

Doomguy: Archived Links on Archive.Today

2026-01-04T02:12:16Z

Archived Links on Archive.Today

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	[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/\|~~title~~=~~FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th~~\|~~format~~=~~forum thread~~\|publisher=Reddit\|language=en\|~~date~~=~~12 Feb 2025~~}}</ref>]]		[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=12 Feb 2025 \|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/ \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/l6K1B \|archive-date=17 Feb 2025 \|publisher=Reddit \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>]]
	On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb\|~~title~~=~~Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books\|publisher=The Verge~~\|date=14 Feb 2025\|~~format~~=~~article~~\|~~author~~=~~Andrew Liszewski~~\|~~language~~=en}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web \|author=Andrew Liszewski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books \|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/QNFuC \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|publisher=The Verge \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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	Customers will still be able to download e-books to their Kindles, but will either have to use the Kindle store on the device or the "Deliver or Remove from Device" option on the Amazon website.<ref name="theverge" /> Both of these options require the e-reader to have an internet connection.		Customers will still be able to download e-books to their Kindles, but will either have to use the Kindle store on the device or the "Deliver or Remove from Device" option on the Amazon website.<ref name="theverge" /> Both of these options require the e-reader to have an internet connection.

	This isn't the first time Amazon has made changes affecting customers' access to their purchased e-books. For instance, Amazon previously removed books customers had purchased since the company that uploaded them didn't have the rights to the content.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-not-to-be-trusted-anymore-with-their-kindle-e-reader\|~~title~~=~~Amazon is not to be trusted anymore with their Kindle e~~-~~reader~~\|date=14 Feb 2025\|publisher=Good e-Reader~~\|format=article~~\|language=en\|~~author~~=~~Michael Kozlowski~~}}</ref>		This isn't the first time Amazon has made changes affecting customers' access to their purchased e-books. For instance, Amazon previously removed books customers had purchased since the company that uploaded them didn't have the rights to the content.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Michael Kozlowski \|date=14 Feb 2025 \|title=Amazon is not to be trusted anymore with their Kindle e-reader \|url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-is-not-to-be-trusted-anymore-with-their-kindle-e-reader \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/srsIB \|archive-date=15 Feb 2025 \|publisher=Good e-Reader \|language=en \|format=article}}</ref>

	==Customer response==		==Customer response==
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	==Technical USB restrictions==		==Technical USB restrictions==
	In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ({{Wplink\|Media Transfer Protocol}}).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640\|~~publisher~~=~~MobileRead Forums~~\|~~format~~=~~forum thread~~\|~~date~~=~~31 Aug 2023~~\|language=en\|~~title~~=~~Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive~~}}</ref>		In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ({{Wplink\|Media Transfer Protocol}}).<ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 Aug 2023 \|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/hkXML \|archive-date=3 Jan 2026 \|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref>

	MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580\|~~title~~=~~Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS~~\|~~format~~=~~forum thread~~\|publisher=MobileRead Forums\|~~date~~=~~13 Nov 2024~~\|~~language~~=en}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.		MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=13 Nov 2024 \|title=Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS \|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580 \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/OQBWA \|archive-date=3 Jan 2026 \|publisher=MobileRead Forums \|language=en \|format=forum thread}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.

	This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."		This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."

Sojourna: Style fixes, removed "See also" section, removed "Content modification" category.

2025-10-14T23:56:10Z

Style fixes, removed "See also" section, removed "Content modification" category.

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	[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/\|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th\|format=forum thread\|publisher=Reddit\|language=en\|date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>]]		[[File:Fyi-amazon-is-removing-download-transfer-option-on-feb-26th-v0-s7wd6fm1rqie1.webp\|alt=Amazon notice about removing download capability\|thumb\|Amazon notice about removing download capability.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/comments/1inr9uy/fyi_amazon_is_removing_download_transfer_option/\|title=FYI Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option on Feb 26th\|format=forum thread\|publisher=Reddit\|language=en\|date=12 Feb 2025}}</ref>]]
	On February ~~26,~~ 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb\|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books\|publisher=The Verge\|date=14 Feb 2025\|format=article\|author=Andrew Liszewski\|language=en}}</ref>		On 26 February 2025, [[Amazon]] removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means [[Amazon Kindle]] users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's website to their computers using the "download and transfer via USB" feature. A message describing this change appeared on the page for the download feature a few weeks before the feature was removed.<ref name="theverge">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb\|title=Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books\|publisher=The Verge\|date=14 Feb 2025\|format=article\|author=Andrew Liszewski\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
	Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have Wi-Fi capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|title=Amazon Kindle 1\|language=en\|format=wiki page\|date=21 Nov 2011}}		Amazon allows purchasing e-books on their platform. These e-books are designed to be used with Amazon Kindle devices and the Kindle app. The "download and transfer via USB" feature allowed users to download purchased e-books on their computers. The intended use for this was to allow people to transfer e-books from their computer to their Kindle, without requiring the Kindle to have an internet connection. The "download and transfer via USB" feature was available since the early days of Kindle, when many devices didn't have {{Wplink\|Wi-Fi}} capabilities, such as the Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|title=Amazon Kindle 1\|language=en\|format=wiki page\|date=21 Nov 2011}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2\|title=Amazon Kindle 2\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en\|format=wiki page\|date=21 Nov 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX\|date=15 Apr 2014\|title=Kindle DX\|format=wiki page\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en}}</ref>
	</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2\|title=Amazon Kindle 2\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en\|format=wiki page\|date=21 Nov 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_DX\|date=15 Apr 2014\|title=Kindle DX\|format=wiki page\|publisher=MobileRead Wiki\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Reasons ~~For Feature~~===		===Reasons for feature===
			*Allowed users to transfer books to Kindles without an internet connection. Older devices may no longer be able to connect.
	*Allowed users to transfer books to Kindles without an internet connection. Older devices may no longer be able to connect		*Let users create backup copies of their purchased e-book library.
	*Let users create backup copies of their purchased e-book library		*Provided a way to access books in the older AZW3 format, which is more amenable to format conversion than newer formats due to less restrictive DRM.
	*Provided a way to access books in the older AZW3 format, which is more amenable to format conversion than newer formats due to less restrictive DRM		*Gave users more control over their purchased content.
	*Gave users more control over their purchased content

	===DRM implications===		===DRM implications===
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	==Customer response==		==Customer response==

	This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss\|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react\|date=16 Feb 2025\|publisher=YouTube\|author=CriminOlly\|format=video\|language=en}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:		This change has caused significant backlash from customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss\|title=Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react\|date=16 Feb 2025\|publisher=YouTube\|author=CriminOlly\|format=video\|language=en}}</ref> This is due to the following reasons:

	*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices		*The change makes it much harder for customers to read e-books they have purchased on non-Kindle devices.
	*Customers are now required to connect their Kindle e-readers to the internet if they want to download books purchased on Amazon		*Customers are now required to connect their Kindle e-readers to the internet if they want to download books purchased on Amazon.
	*The change makes it harder for customers to move away from Amazon to another e-book platform, since customers are not able to keep the e-books they purchased through Amazon		*The change makes it harder for customers to move away from Amazon to another e-book platform, since customers are not able to keep the e-books they purchased through Amazon.

	After the announcement, many consumers downloaded their purchased e-books with the download and transfer feature while the feature was available. Many people have also moved to other providers to buy e-books going forward.		After the announcement, many consumers downloaded their purchased e-books with the download and transfer feature while the feature was available. Many people have also moved to other providers to buy e-books going forward.

	Other users resorted to jailbreaking their devices to ensure continued access to previous features. This can be done using tools such as [https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/ WinterBreak], which allow users to run custom applications like [https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devices KOReader], a unified eBook reader that supports PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2, and many other formats—on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, and Android devices.		Other users resorted to {{Wplink\|Privilege escalation#Jailbreaking\|jailbreaking}} their devices to ensure continued access to previous features. This can be done using tools such as [https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/ WinterBreak], which allow users to run custom applications like [https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devices KOReader], a unified eBook reader that supports PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2, and many other formats—on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, and [[Android]] devices.

	==Effect on original Kindle devices (Kindle 1, Kindle 2, & Kindle DX)==		==Effect on original Kindle devices (Kindle 1, Kindle 2, & Kindle DX)==
	The Amazon Kindle 1 (2007), Kindle 2 (2009), and Kindle DX (2009) relied on EVDO and 3G networks for wireless book downloads via Amazon’s Whispernet service.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> However, with the global shutdown of these older networks by mobile carriers, these early Kindle models are no longer able to download purchased Kindle books wirelessly in most regions.		The Amazon Kindle 1 (2007), Kindle 2 (2009), and Kindle DX (2009) relied on EVDO and 3G networks for wireless book downloads via Amazon’s Whispernet service.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> However, with the global shutdown of these older networks by mobile carriers, these early Kindle models are no longer able to download purchased Kindle books wirelessly in most regions.

	Since ~~eBooks~~ can no longer be purchased from the Kindle Store and downloaded, there is no way to get them onto these devices.		Since e-books can no longer be purchased from the Kindle Store and downloaded, there is no way to get them onto these devices.

	*Users are no longer be able to download Kindle books to a computer for manual transfer to their device via USB.		*Users are no longer be able to download Kindle books to a computer for manual transfer to their device via USB.
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	====Remaining functionality====		====Remaining functionality====

	*The Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX still support USB file transfers for non-Amazon content, including:		*The Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX still support USB file transfers for non-Amazon content, including:
	**DRM-free MOBI, PRC, and TXT files.		**DRM-free MOBI, PRC, and TXT files.
	**Converted EPUB files using tools like Calibre.		**Converted EPUB files using tools like Calibre.
	**Public domain books from sites such as Project Gutenberg.		**Public domain books from sites such as Project Gutenberg.
	*Users who backed up their Kindle books before the February ~~26,~~ 2025 cutoff can still manually transfer them via USB.		*Users who backed up their Kindle books before the 26 February 2025 cutoff can still manually transfer them via USB.

	== Technical USB restrictions==		==Technical USB restrictions==
	In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP (~~[[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol~~\|Media Transfer Protocol]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640\|publisher=MobileRead Forums\|format=forum thread\|date=31 Aug 2023\|language=en\|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive}}</ref>		In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class\|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ({{Wplink\|Media Transfer Protocol}}).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640\|publisher=MobileRead Forums\|format=forum thread\|date=31 Aug 2023\|language=en\|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive}}</ref>

	MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580\|title=Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS\|format=forum thread\|publisher=MobileRead Forums\|date=13 Nov 2024\|language=en}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.		MTP requires support on the operating system. Amazon had to provide macOS software to communicate with Kindles,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=364580\|title=Amazon releases MTP USB File Manager for macOS\|format=forum thread\|publisher=MobileRead Forums\|date=13 Nov 2024\|language=en}}</ref> and even Windows users had some issues. This change made download and transfer more complex for newer devices.

	This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."		This change means that all files transferred to the device will have to pass through a software filter running on the device before being accepted. Currently, this filtering is ineffective as demonstrated by WinterBreak which uses the exposed HTML cache. Future software revisions can and will add restrictions, especially to "improve security."

	Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle\|publisher=Amazon\|title=Send to Kindle page}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.		Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle\|publisher=Amazon\|title=Send to Kindle page}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.

	~~==See Also==~~
	*[[Digital Content Control]]
	*[[Corporate Censorship]]
	*[[Ownership of Digital Goods]]
	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Amazon Kindle]]		[[Category:Amazon Kindle]]
	~~[[Category:Content modification]]~~
	[[Category:Digital rights management]]		[[Category:Digital rights management]]
	[[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]]		[[Category:Retroactively amended purchase]]
	[[Category:Articles based on videos]]		[[Category:Articles based on videos]]

Keith: broke out the altering of purchased books stuff to its own page, and removed a random ai-y section

2025-08-08T12:49:18Z

broke out the altering of purchased books stuff to its own page, and removed a random ai-y section

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 Other users resorted to jailbreaking their devices to ensure continued access to previous features. This can be done using tools such as [https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/WinterBreak/ WinterBreak], which allow users to run custom applications like  [https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kindle-devices KOReader], a unified eBook reader that supports PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2, and many other formats—on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, and Android devices.
-==Effect on Original Kindle Devices (Kindle 1, Kindle 2, & Kindle DX)==
+==Effect on original Kindle devices (Kindle 1, Kindle 2, & Kindle DX)==
 The Amazon Kindle 1 (2007), Kindle 2 (2009), and Kindle DX (2009) relied on EVDO and 3G networks for wireless book downloads via Amazon’s Whispernet service.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> However, with the global shutdown of these older networks by mobile carriers, these early Kindle models are no longer able to download purchased Kindle books wirelessly in most regions.
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 *This effectively bricks older Kindles for the use case of reading newly purchased Kindle books
-====Remaining Functionality====
+====Remaining functionality====
 *The Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX still support USB file transfers for non-Amazon content, including:
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 *Users who backed up their Kindle books before the February 26, 2025 cutoff can still manually transfer them via USB.
-==Censorship & Content Replacement==
+== Technical USB restrictions==
 In 2023, Amazon changed how their Kindle devices interact with computers from a raw view of a file system using UMS ([[wikipedia:USB_mass_storage_device_class|USB Mass Storage]]) to a filtered view using the MTP ([[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol|Media Transfer Protocol]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4352640|publisher=MobileRead Forums|format=forum thread|date=31 Aug 2023|language=en|title=Kindle Scribe no longer connects as USB drive}}</ref>
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 Amazon has been pushing for content to go through Send-To-Kindle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle|publisher=Amazon|title=Send to Kindle page}}</ref> instead of USB. This allows Amazon to restrict the usage of Kindle devices to display illicit content.
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