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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by hungryboson on March 01, 2025, 11:22:23 AM »
I bought an ebook today to check the changes I've read about. Under the "buy now with 1-Click" there was new text "By placing your order, you're purchasing a license to the content..." but beside the different wording (or at least I don't recall seeing it before), the ebook downloaded to my PC as usual. I could read it with the laptop offline.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by alhawke on March 01, 2025, 01:24:49 AM »
Is this an attempt to get more readers interested in subscription KU? Seems if your book is a subscription and not an owned item now, more readers might think to change to Kindle Unlimited? Is that the reason for this? The thought crossed my mind. There's certainly a push to get books sold the way music is--subscription only--these days. It's also an interesting development when so many wide writers are now selling books direct.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on February 19, 2025, 12:00:25 AM »
No warning pops up when I try to download the Kindle for PC app (which is what I generally use to read), so I imagine that will still be possible. (The Verge article also says something about Kindle apps.)

I guess I'll find out.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on February 18, 2025, 07:47:39 PM »
In the past, I've used the USB cable for this.  Not to transfer files from computer to Kindle like the video and that article mention, but the opposite: to copy from Kindle to computer.

I didn't see anything in the video or that article to make me think you can't still do that.  And it's easier than using Amazon's "Manage my Kindle" page, because you're not limited to downloading a single book at a time.  Just use the mouse cursor--or hold down shift and down-arrow to the bottom of the file folder--to highlight all the titles in the Kindle, then copy and paste to your hard drive.

Disclaimer: My Kindle is a first-gen Fire, and I have no idea what will or won't work for other models.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by Post-Crisis D on February 18, 2025, 09:07:59 AM »
If it's true, then I can't imagine that I will be buying any Kindle books after February 26th.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Are Amazon changing the way you own your Kindle books?
« Last post by hungryboson on February 18, 2025, 08:53:05 AM »
I'm not sure that I got it right, but it seems that after February 26, Amazon won't allow to download and backup the ebooks one buys from kindle. Here is a link:


On the other hand, the Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/Archduchess-transfer-usb says that it still will be possible to do so over Wi-Fi, but not with a USB.

I usually download ebooks that I buy and read them offline on PC. If anyone knows more about what will happen to this option, please comment.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / [NAME], ever wonder if your reviews are getting noticed?
« Last post by Post-Crisis D on February 07, 2025, 04:49:28 AM »
I must get this notice a couple times a month.  Can't tell if it's timed to match orders or not but it doesn't seem to match up, though I don't receive them in times when I haven't ordered anything so there is some connection.

I guess it is Amazon's weird way of trying to get people to review stuff.

But, the answer is no, I don't wonder if my reviews are getting noticed.  I don't care.  I don't think I've reviewed anything since 1990-something, so that should be a hint to their algorithms that I don't care.  Seriously, what do I care if they get noticed?  It's not like a get a commission if I write a review and someone buys that product because of my review.  That'd require a disclaimer anyway.

Amazon also encourages me to leave a video review.  Yeah, no.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / New Feature--or did I just miss it before?
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on January 22, 2025, 07:01:53 AM »
After purchasing a book, I got an offer to subscribe to the series, so that each new title would be delivered automatically.

Amazon has long had "subscribe and save" program for consumable products, but this is the first indicator I've seen of such a thing being done for books. It seems as if it would boost series sales.

I've also seen a next-in-series box just now on a post-sale page inviting me to preorder the next book. I don't recall ever seeing that exactly, either. Both of these take the place of the follow-the-author box.

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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Bookshelf HyperLinks?
« Last post by R. C. on January 14, 2025, 02:37:55 AM »
Is anyone else experiencing issues with the hyperlinks on the KDP Bookshelf?

Specifically, "View on Amazon" links return a null, and "Book in" forces a login and returns garbage. 

16-JAN - SOLVED (Maybe)

[ The page does not function correctly when I set my DNS to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.

Reverting Windows 11 to Automatic (DHCP) allows the page to function correctly.

I guess 'Zon doesn't like the speedier Google DNS server... ]

The issue returned this morning. I disabled NordVPN and the links now work.  I will try other solutions because I do not want to give up my VPN.

After too many hours of diagnostic effort, the problem is the "Threat Protection Pro" changes in the recent NordVPN update.

Reverting to the options to "off" - as they were before the update - corrects the link problem within the 'Zon Bookshelf.

The new question is: What is wrong with the 'Zon Bookshelf that prevents it from functioning correctly under tight security protection>?

R.C.
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What are Amazon doing now? [Public] / Re: Can't add new book to Author Central??
« Last post by Bill Hiatt on December 05, 2024, 11:21:47 PM »
Black Friday and adjacent days are probably heavy traffic days, and I also think Amazon may be reworking some systems (though I don't for sure yet). So yes, I would think holiday glitch if anything is slower than usual.
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