In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out, specifically impacts users attempting to send MOBI files via email and Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.
Ah they’re closing the walled garden off. More in shitification. You don’t own the hardware, you just rent it from Amazon
as per linked article, they’re phasing out an older, unsupported format. you can still send .epub files.
…but pdf and epub still work. Easily the least objectionable thing Amazon has done all year. But don’t let that get in the way of your mad.
There replacing file formats nobody uses with an open format (epub). I remember having to convert epubs before I could load them to my kindle so this is basically the opposite of closing off a walled garden.
But kindle still doesn’t support epub files outright? You can’t just sideload epub files, you have to use the email service.
Yeah you have to send through email. I guess some people might want to do via usb, I find sending to email easier tbh.