As of February 26, 2025, Kindle users will lose the ability to download Kindle book files to their computers, impacting older devices like the Kindle DX. After a factory reset, the author's wife struggled to restore her books due to the device's lack of Wi-Fi capability. She had relied on 3G for years, and the reset left her with only a dictionary and user guide, emphasizing the challenges users face with outdated technology.
As of February 26, 2025, you will no longer be able to download Kindle book files to your computer.
My wife had performed a factory reset on her cherished Kindle DX, and she couldn't get any of her books to download.
It took a bit of Googling to figure out that the reason my wife couldn't download books over Wi-Fi to her Kindle DX is that the DX never supported Wi-Fi.
She thought a factory reset would be the fastest way to start with a clean slate.
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