Amazon Kindle: Difference between revisions

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==Controversies==

While EPUB has been the widely adopted format for digital books<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPUB 3.3 |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[w3.org]]}}</ref>, the Kindle e-readers do not support this format natively. That means that it is not possible to load these files directly to the e-reader (which is called sideloading), but have to be converted first to one of the proprietary formats the Kindle uses. Books directly purchased through Amazon come with [[DRM]] restrictions.

While EPUB has been the widely adopted format for digital books,<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPUB 3.3 |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[w3.org]]}}</ref> the Kindle e-readers do not support this format natively. That means that it is not possible to load these files directly to the e-reader (which is called sideloading), but have to be converted first to one of the proprietary formats the Kindle uses. Books directly purchased through Amazon come with [[DRM]] restrictions.

Around 2022 it was announced that there would be an option to read these files<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=3 May 2022 |title=Amazon's Kindle will finally support epub files |url=https://mashable.com/article/amazon-kindle-epub |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2022 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref>, which was not through native support but via their e-mail service or dedicated app for the Kindle. Both send the file to the Kindle Cloud Library, and process the file on Amazon servers to the proprietary format.

Around 2022 it was announced that there would be an option to read these files,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=3 May 2022 |title=Amazon's Kindle will finally support epub files |url=https://mashable.com/article/amazon-kindle-epub |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2022 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref> which was not through native support but via their e-mail service or dedicated app for the Kindle. Both send the file to the Kindle Cloud Library, and process the file on Amazon servers to the proprietary format.

As for the sideloading itself, newer firmware versions of Kindle e-readers only work with [[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol|MTP]]<ref>{{Cite web |first=Natan |date=20 Oct 2024 |title=Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles |url=https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/10/20/amazon-removed-download-and-transfer-option-for-new-kindles/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[The Ebook Reader]]}}</ref>, which led to controversy among power users as it disrupted existing workflow, which is to be expected. Book management software like Calibre<ref>[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]</ref> addresses this issue, and can do the conversion of file formats locally. The recent firmware updates have caused other issues, like faster battery drain than before and a slower user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Micheal |date=20 Aug 2024 |title=The Amazon Kindle is in a state of decline |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/the-amazon-kindle-is-in-a-state-of-decline |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Good EReader]]}}</ref>

As for the sideloading itself, newer firmware versions of Kindle e-readers only work with [[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol|MTP]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Natan |date=20 Oct 2024 |title=Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles |url=https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/10/20/amazon-removed-download-and-transfer-option-for-new-kindles/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[The Ebook Reader]]}}</ref> which led to controversy among power users as it disrupted existing workflow, which is to be expected. Book management software like Calibre<ref>[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]</ref> addresses this issue, and can do the conversion of file formats locally. The recent firmware updates have caused other issues, like faster battery drain than before and a slower user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Micheal |date=20 Aug 2024 |title=The Amazon Kindle is in a state of decline |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/the-amazon-kindle-is-in-a-state-of-decline |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Good EReader]]}}</ref>

===Anti-repair and anti-ownership practices===

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==See also==

*[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]

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 ==Controversies==
-While EPUB has been the widely adopted format for digital books<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPUB 3.3 |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[w3.org]]}}</ref>, the Kindle e-readers do not support this format natively. That means that it is not possible to load these files directly to the e-reader (which is called sideloading), but have to be converted first to one of the proprietary formats the Kindle uses. Books directly purchased through Amazon come with [[DRM]] restrictions.
+While EPUB has been the widely adopted format for digital books,<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPUB 3.3 |url=https://www.w3.org/TR/epub-33/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[w3.org]]}}</ref> the Kindle e-readers do not support this format natively. That means that it is not possible to load these files directly to the e-reader (which is called sideloading), but have to be converted first to one of the proprietary formats the Kindle uses. Books directly purchased through Amazon come with [[DRM]] restrictions.
-Around 2022 it was announced that there would be an option to read these files<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=3 May 2022 |title=Amazon's Kindle will finally support epub files |url=https://mashable.com/article/amazon-kindle-epub |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2022 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref>, which was not through native support but via their e-mail service or dedicated app for the Kindle. Both send the file to the Kindle Cloud Library, and process the file on Amazon servers to the proprietary format.
+Around 2022 it was announced that there would be an option to read these files,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=3 May 2022 |title=Amazon's Kindle will finally support epub files |url=https://mashable.com/article/amazon-kindle-epub |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2022 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref> which was not through native support but via their e-mail service or dedicated app for the Kindle. Both send the file to the Kindle Cloud Library, and process the file on Amazon servers to the proprietary format.
-As for the sideloading itself, newer firmware versions of Kindle e-readers only work with [[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol|MTP]]<ref>{{Cite web |first=Natan |date=20 Oct 2024 |title=Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles |url=https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/10/20/amazon-removed-download-and-transfer-option-for-new-kindles/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[The Ebook Reader]]}}</ref>, which led to controversy among power users as it disrupted existing workflow, which is to be expected. Book management software like Calibre<ref>[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]</ref> addresses this issue, and can do the conversion of file formats locally. The recent firmware updates have caused other issues, like faster battery drain than before and a slower user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Micheal |date=20 Aug 2024 |title=The Amazon Kindle is in a state of decline |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/the-amazon-kindle-is-in-a-state-of-decline |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Good EReader]]}}</ref>
+As for the sideloading itself, newer firmware versions of Kindle e-readers only work with [[wikipedia:Media_Transfer_Protocol|MTP]],<ref>{{Cite web |first=Natan |date=20 Oct 2024 |title=Amazon Removed Download and Transfer Option for New Kindles |url=https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2024/10/20/amazon-removed-download-and-transfer-option-for-new-kindles/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[The Ebook Reader]]}}</ref> which led to controversy among power users as it disrupted existing workflow, which is to be expected. Book management software like Calibre<ref>[https://calibre-ebook.com/ Calibre]</ref> addresses this issue, and can do the conversion of file formats locally. The recent firmware updates have caused other issues, like faster battery drain than before and a slower user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Micheal |date=20 Aug 2024 |title=The Amazon Kindle is in a state of decline |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/the-amazon-kindle-is-in-a-state-of-decline |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Good EReader]]}}</ref>
 ===Anti-repair and anti-ownership practices===
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 ==See also==
 *[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]