If you are an enthusiastic e-book reader or someone who has an extensive library with Kindle content, the time to secure your books is now.
From Wednesday, February 26, readers can no longer be able to download Kindle e-books to a computer. Reader. As soon as this function has been eliminated, Kindle e-books can only be transferred to a Kindle device via a WLAN or mobile phone connection or accessed via the Kindle app or the Kindle for Web.
While users who read mainly in the Kindle app or on a Kindle device may not miss this function, their loss makes it impossible to convert Kindle books in such a way that they are compatible with other e-readers. If Amazon removed a title that you bought in the future or lose the license, you have no access to it.
How to download your Kindle books and save
To download your Kindle books to your computer, register in your Amazon account and go to Accounts and lists> Content library> Book. Find the book you want to download from the list, open the Further actions Menu on the right and select Download & Transfer via USB.
With the following message, the popup window will be drawn to the upcoming downfall of the USB download: “From February 26, 2025, the” Download & Transfer via USB “option is no longer available. Your Wi-Fi-compatible devices, your Wi-Fi By selecting the ‘Delivery or removing devices’ option’.
Until then you can select and press your device Downloadso that the file stores as a .zw3 file on your computer. Unfortunately there is no mass download option, so you have to go individually.
You can then transfer books to your Kindle by connecting it to your USB cable and copying the file to the Kindle drive displayed on your desktop. Alternatively, you can convert it into other formats (such as PDF) to read on other devices About a tool like Cloudconvert.
