I don’t know if you’ve yet heard about the sneaky change coming into effect, without warning, on 26 February for your Kindle account, but as of that date, if you haven’t downloaded your books to your computer or to your tab, phone, or other device besides a Kindle e-book reader, you will no longer be able to do so! They are taking away that right in order to get customers more dependent on their services; but they are in effect simply ticking people off. You’d think they could have learned something from Canada’s, Denmark’s and Gaza’s responses to POTUS’s hammer-fisted tactics, but they will likely spark a rebellion against their services. Another great reason to get your ebooks at Smashwords, or anywhere else but Amazon!
For more information, please click here for a 6-minute video, telling you about the changes coming and how you can save your books from being inaccessible to you in the future.
Stephanie Huesler 
Thanks for the heads up, Stephanie. My Kindle is too old but I’ve managed to download the books I want to keep to my Kindle reader app on my Mac.
Friedliche Grüsse / Hearty greetings Viktor Steiner My blog: greyowl-reflections.ch My author site: vincerockston.com
I tend to read on my computer – a lot of reference, or learning. I haven’t heard anything about PC apps, but it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if they stopped them, too, now that they’re removing downloading capabilities on the computer. I’d suggest removing automatic updates within your Kindle reader app, and keeping an eye on it – I’ve heard that sometimes it will switch back to automatic without warning…