Downloading Amazon Ebooks on Computer

[Anonymous]

Is anyone else annoyed about Amazon's decision to stop the ability of people to download ebooks onto their computer? I know most people read books on their Kindles but the ability to download on computers is really helpful if you want to read on a different (non-Amazon) device. In my case, I'm studying French and Spanish and I like to download my foreign books onto a site that has a better built in dictionary and lots of features for language learners. It is frustrating to pay for ebooks and then be so restricted in how we can use them. Constant reminder that we do not really "own" our ebooks, we are just paying for a license to use them.

[Anonymous]

I just use the Kindle app, even on a computer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just use the Kindle app, even on a computer.

Kindle for PC

[Anonymous]

Yes, but you can not use your books on any non-amazon platform which seems wrong to me.

[Anonymous]

OTA did reports about licensing digital works in the 80s and 90s. Copyright lobby won.

[Anonymous]

I never downloaded the files. I don't care.

I feel for the Kobo people, but they chose the other brand for a reason. Amazon's doing what anyone could have predicted to protect their position in the market. I don't like them and I don't buy books from them unless it's a KDP author.