Here's some important news for anyone who owns a Kindle e-reader. You need to download your books before February 26, 2025. Yes, you read that right! Amazon is planning to remove the option to save books purchased from the Kindle platform.
How to download your books?
It's pretty simple. Start by logging into your account on Amazon.com using the ID you use for your Kindle purchases.
Once logged in, head to your account and click on "Digital Content Library." (click here) This will take you to all your digital content.
At this point, you need to click on the "Books" tab to see the list of all the books you have. Just a note: if you have any free Prime Reading books, unfortunately, you can't download those. You can just delete them from your device if they’re taking up space. But for the books you've purchased on Kindle, it's time to download them.
To do this, click "More Actions," then choose "Download & transfer via USB." Keep in mind, after the crucial date of February 26, 2025, this option won't be available anymore. You'll still be able to send books to compatible devices, but getting the files back will be a different story.
So, don’t wait! Download your books now to ensure you can access them in the future. Once the file is downloaded, you can find it in the download history, and there you go, it’s saved on your computer in AZW3 format.
If you're like me and love having access to your books even without an internet connection, now's the time to back them up.
I do hope Amazon reconsiders this decision or gives us an alternative way to save our books on our computers.
P.S.: Just to clarify, you'll still be able to buy and send Kindle ebooks to your Kindle e-reader or access them via the smartphone or tablet app. However, you won't be able to download them to your computer's hard drive.
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