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> In such a scenario, maybe it would be a good idea to keep a backup of all your Kindle titles on your PC or a compatible storage medium while Amazon is still h
by ninth_ant 4y ago
> In such a scenario, maybe it would be a good idea to keep a backup of all your Kindle titles on your PC or a compatible storage medium while Amazon is still hanging on with the AZW format.
No maybe here. If they block the export to USB method, then your “owned” content is locked into kindle readers permanently.
The time to backup your library into Calibre is now, before they lock you out of your content. After you’re locked out is too late.
- cortesoft 4y agoThis isn’t for owned content, though, it is for books you have access to through their subscription service.
- ninth_ant 4y agoThis change locks you out of the subscription content, yes. The author went on to suggest a likely next move for amazon was to apply the same restriction for your own books, and that maybe you should create backups in that scenario. This is the section I was quoting. If you believe the authors suggestion that amazon will take these next steps, as I do, then the suggestion to “maybe” backup your content in that scenario is flawed. Once they lock you out it’s too late — backing it up now is the correct response.