Amazon is taking a big step in the right direction with Kindle ebooks

10 months ago by santa to c/kindle

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e0qdk 13 points 10 months ago

TL;DR:

Effective January 20, 2026, verified purchasers can download the EPUB and PDF files of your confirmed DRM-free books.

-- from the linked Amazon page

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LastYearsIrritant 6 points 10 months ago

A) you can still absolutely download and de-drm ebooks from Amazon.

B) this is only for books that the publisher selects as unrestricted.

Sure, better than nothing, but Amazon is absolutely not allowing you to move your "purchases" to another service. You remain locked into Kindles if you buy from Amazon and try to follow their rules.

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santa 5 points 10 months ago

Downvotes? Me confused.

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