Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books: Difference between revisions

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 Other users have 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)==
+==Effect on Original Kindle Devices (Kindle 1, Kindle 2, & Kindle DX)==
-The '''Amazon Kindle 1 (2007)''' and '''Kindle 2 (2009)''' relied on '''EVDO and 3G networks''' for wireless book downloads via Amazon’s '''Whispernet''' service.<ref>https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1</ref><ref>https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2</ref> However, with the global shutdown of '''3G networks''' by mobile carriers, these early Kindle models are no longer able to download 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>https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_1</ref><ref>https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_2</ref> 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.
-'''If books cannot be purchased from the Kindle store and downloaded, there is no way to get them onto these devices.'''
+'''If eBooks cannot be purchased from the Kindle Store and downloaded, there is no way to get them onto these devices.'''
 *Users will '''no longer be able to download Kindle books to a computer''' for manual transfer to their device via USB.
-*Books already '''downloaded before this date''' can still be transferred manually.
+*Kindle books already '''downloaded before this date''' can still be transferred manually.
-*Any new purchases will require a '''WiFi-enabled Kindle''' or access to '''Amazon’s Kindle apps''' to read.
+*Any new purchases will require a '''WiFi-enabled Kindle, a 4G-enabled Kindle,''' or access to '''Amazon’s Kindle apps''' to read.
-*'''This effectively bricks older Kindles for the use case of reading newly purchased books.'''
+*'''This effectively bricks older Kindles for the use case of reading newly purchased Kindle books.'''
 ====Remaining Functionality====
-*The Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 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.
 **Converted EPUB files using tools like '''Calibre'''.
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 ====What this means for old Kindle users====
-With the '''loss of Whispernet access''' due to '''3G shutdowns''' and the upcoming removal of '''USB transfers for Amazon-purchased books''', the '''Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 will no longer be able to receive new Kindle Store purchases''' unless a workaround is found. Owners of these devices may need to rely on '''third-party eBook sources''' and '''manual file transfers''' to continue using them.
+With the '''loss of non-4G Whispernet access''' due to '''3G and EVDO shutdowns''' and the upcoming removal of '''USB transfers for Amazon-purchased eBooks''', the '''Kindle 1, Kindle 2, and Kindle DX will no longer be able to receive new Kindle Store purchases''' unless a workaround is found. Owners of these devices may need to rely on '''third-party eBook sources''' and '''manual file transfers''' to continue using them.
 ==Censorship & Content Replacement==