Amazon has removed Download & Transfer option

[Graham44]

Originally Posted by Lavender

I bought my first eReader this week, and chose the kobo clara bw. Before I did I saw a myriad of YouTube videos discussing the switch from kindle to kobo. Most were less than a year old.

Having owned Kindles for years (over a decade I'm sure) I've just switched to Kobo, also the Clara BW, two weeks ago, I can guarantee you made the right choice going for the Kobo, nothing wrong with Kindle hardware but the Clara feels more like a readers e-reader if that makes sense?

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by John F

And piss off some customers and give them an incentive to switch to another platform.

It is hard to know where they will draw the line. They chose to eliminate Download & Transfer despite the negative feelings that caused.

Originally Posted by John F

I'm not sure why there isn't a possibility that they will introduce a new firmware (and mandate firmware updates) and new DRM (similar to what is used in KFX) to older Kindles/formats for ANY new purchases. Does newer DRM require much more CPU?

I believe the issue there is more a matter of cost in bringing developers up to speed to work on outdated models that likely do not have all that many devices left in use compared with newer models. At some point it is more cost effective to incentivize customers to upgrade their hardware.

Originally Posted by John F

It seems to me if people want to pirate, they will. They will go to whatever means necessary. If Amazon made their DRM 100% unbreakable, the only books that wouldn't be stripped would be Amazon exclusives.

I do not think that Amazon's use of DRM is about preventing piracy. It is all about lock in, making it difficult for customers to take their books to another platform such as Kobo. That is why all books in KFX format have DRM, even when the publisher has requested that it not be used.