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John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻 (jwilker@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2025 06:12:49 JST John Wilker 👨🏽‍💻

Not surprised. This is the final step in enshitification.
Lure people in with low prices/easy tech, etc. Slowly strangle with DRM. then make it so you can't leave Amazon and take your books with you.
#bookstodon @bookstodon #books #writersofmastodon
https://flipboard.com/@theverge/tech-news-e3qmqbb8z/-/a-ivKp-I7ETsWGorawxZcXzQ%3Aa%3A43611565-%2F0
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  Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books | Flipboard
  
  The Verge - Starting on February 26th, 2025, Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB. It’s a feature that a lot of Kindle users are probably not aware of, given books can be more easily sent to devices …

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