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Amazon Is Making It Harder to Move Your E-Books Around

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Amazon is closing a loophole that enabled owners of Kindle books to strip them of their anti-piracy protection and take them elsewhere.

The “Download & transfer via USB ” tool was an old Kindle feature that allowed owners of e-books purchased through Amazon to be downloaded and transferred to another Kindle without using WiFi or Bluetooth.

Amazon was early into the e-book industry and the Kindle is synonymous with digital books.

Critics believe that the company’s monopoly in e-reading has hindered innovation.

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English

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