Mastodawn

Dan Gillmor Feb 17, 2025

If you have a Kindle and "bought" ebooks over the years, you have a week to download and back up your files before Amazon blocks you from doing that.

There are scripts (see the thread below) that will bulk-download.

It's a reminder that Amazon is a rapacious monopolist.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366171

Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option - MobileRead Forums

Amazon is removing Download & Transfer option Amazon Kindle

Captain Jack Sparrow

You can use Calibre plus a plugin to remove DRM and download ebooks.

https://youtu.be/oxgubolrcPo

And then maybe go and buy a Kobe open source ereader.

fuck amazon

Remove DRM Protection from E-Books in 2024 (6 Easy Steps)

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I AM BANKSY ☕ / 🗑‍🔥Feb 17, 2025

@Captain_Jack_Sparrow @dangillmor also, there are plenty of people who run calibre who will happily remove your DRM for you. I've used a couple before I found my own route to fix them.

Captain Jack Sparrow Feb 17, 2025

@xinit @dangillmor

how do they do that? I mean, do they need access to your Calibre account?