If you regularly download Amazon Kindle books to your computer and transfer them via USB, you'll need to act fast. This feature will be discontinued on February 26. After this date, Amazon will ...

The Kindle Paperwhite has long been the default best option: it had a better screen, a better front light, and a USB-C charger. At $139, it was a fairly steep upsell from the plain Kindle, but it ...

Amazon Kindle will end the "Download & Transfer via USB" feature on February 26, 2025, affecting users who prefer offline book storage.

Download and Transfer via USB was launched over ten years ago and was created at a time, when WIFI was not prevalent, so this feature was the only way to send e-books to the Kindle.

Historically, you would quickly hook the Kindle to your PC using a USB cable and transfer books downloaded from third-party sources. However, rumors swirl that the feature was turned off on the ...

The lightest and most compact Kindle provides a glare-free, 6-inch, high-resolution display, up to six weeks of battery life and USB-C charging, adjustable front light, dark mode, and 16 GB of ...

If you're an avid e-book reader or someone who has an extensive library of Kindle content, now is the time to back up your books. Starting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, readers will no longer be able to ...

If your old Kindle is still hanging on, this may cause some problems with buying new books, but if you use any of the newer models (at least as far back as 2019), there’s truly no cause for alarm.

Amazon is switching off a function that allows Kindle e-books to be downloaded directly to the PC. E-books can then no longer be transferred via USB.

Rumors abound that the 2024 Kindle lineup has removed sideloading. However, this is not true. Amazon has only removed the ability to use My Content & Devices to transfer files over USB.