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Amazon issues warning about major change for Kindle users starting next month

goodereader.com Amazon issues warning about major change for Kindle users starting next month

In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out, specifically impacts users attempting to send MOBI files via email and Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.

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They're just removing an antiquated file type that you should have moved on from anyway. All my books are in epub format and even if they weren't calibre converts them so I don't think this is a significant change at all.

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This is an enormously overblown headline for such a small change.

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Calibre + KFX plugin. That's it.

KFX supports hyphenation and many more advanced features - the plugin exploits the official Amazon app for publishers to convert any open format into KFX, giving you all the features of Amazon store bought books for free.

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lacking support for the latest Kindle features

What kind of support are they "lacking"? They do contain the text and basic formatting. What else would they need in a book?

I'd guess that those "lacking" features have something to do with user tracking or DRM.

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The devices themselves still can’t process epub though so they still need conversion to … mobi.

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Once you go Kobo you never go back.

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If anyone knows of a good ebook reader that's as easy on the eyes as a Kindle I'd love to know it. Everything I look at looks like a low spec tablet instead of a proper eink display.

Edit: thanks to a few comments in this thread I went with the Kobo Libra 2. I love this little device. Plenty of storage, a great display that's really easy on the eyes even with the backlight (which is fully dimmable and has color temperature adjustment). Thanks for everyone for the recommendations!

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They've been notifying users for a while now, when sending mobi files.

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Samsung Mini Tablet + ReadEra = No more Amazon nonsense.

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I thought they disabled sending mobi files last August? As in, August 2022? Did they postpone it?

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I have never connected my kindle to the network. Always use calibre.

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Huh what ? They prevent people read .mobi because the format is old ? What about plain text ? .txt ?

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Ah they're closing the walled garden off. More in shitification. You don't own the hardware, you just rent it from Amazon

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