Last chance to download your Kindle books - Amazon is killing this option today

Another day. Another cloud service changing the rules on stuff we already bought and paid for.

This time, Amazon is removing a feature that's been part of the Kindle experience for more than a decade: downloading files to your computer.

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I'm not going to bury the lede: You have until Feb. 26, 2025, to download copies of your Kindle books to your computer. After that, Amazon will remove the ability to download books to files you can control yourself.

I'm a little disappointed that Amazon doesn't say anything about this in its main Digital Content management interface.

The only time you see this warning is if you select "Download" from the three-dot menu next to a book.

So, if you mostly read Kindle ebooks ...