Hacker News with Generative AI: Kindle

Amazon Keeps Finding New Ways to Anger Kindle Customers (the-ebook-reader.com)
From forced software updates that keep breaking things to suddenly removing the ability to download purchased ebooks, Amazon has done a number of things to annoy and irritate Kindle users in recent years.
Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks (the-ebook-reader.com)
Amazon recently changed the wording on their website when it comes to buying Kindle ebooks.
Auto-Download Your Kindle Books Before February 26th (hackaday.com)
With the news that Amazon will no longer be allowing users to download their Kindle books after February 26th, many are scrambling to download their books before it’s too late.
Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th (reddit.com)
Starting February 26, 2025, the “Download & Transfer via USB” option will no longer be available. You can still send Kindle books to your Wi-Fi enabled devices by selecting the “Deliver or Remove from Device” option.
Amazon's killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books (theverge.com)
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.
Amazon is closing USB access in Kindle that made it easy to remove DRM (androidpolice.com)
The First Color Kindle Is Here (wired.com)
Amazon just announced four new Kindles, including a revamped Paperwhite, a more capable Scribe, and the first-ever color Kindle.
Using your Kindle as an e-ink monitor (github.com)
Jailbroke my Kindle to use it as an e-ink monitor (github.com)
Read Hacker News on Kindle (2022) (ktool.io)
Show HN: PaperTube – Turn YouTube Videos into Kindle-Ready Articles (papertube.site)