I’ve began seeing some studies of the Kindle’s obtain and switch through USB characteristic not working at Amazon, so I examined it myself and the studies are certainly correct—it’s at present not potential to obtain bought ebooks from Amazon utilizing the obtain and switch choice from the Content material part of their web site.
While you attempt to obtain an book it says it really works initially, however then the web page redirects to an Amazon sign-in display, after which after signing in it simply reveals the error message above with out the book file ever downloading. Then attempting to do the identical factor over once more it simply reveals the identical error message with out the request to sign-in.
I checked and I can nonetheless obtain Kindle ebooks to my Kindle gadgets with none issues, but it surely’s at present not potential to obtain them from Amazon’s web site.
Amazon eliminated the obtain and switch choice from the brand new 2024 Kindles in order that characteristic isn’t even obtainable for them anymore, so this sudden downside with D&T appears a bit suspicious.
Hopefully it’s only a bug they’ll get sorted out quickly, but it surely highlights a significant issue with Kindle ebooks generally: Amazon can take away the flexibility to obtain bought Kindle ebooks at any time, by means of error or intention. B&N eliminated the flexibility to obtain bought ebooks over a decade in the past and it hasn’t labored out nicely for them, however that doesn’t imply that Amazon received’t do the identical sometime too.
Amazon would most likely wish to take away D&T for all Kindles in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later since they’ve already began phasing it out on newer fashions, so that is one other good reminder to obtain and backup your bought Kindle ebooks whilst you nonetheless can (supplied D&T begins working once more).
Is obtain and switch through USB working in your bought ebooks at Amazon?
