Amazon’s killing an old Kindle hack, and the clock is ticking

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon is about to end Kindle content download support in old versions of its Android app. The move would close a loophole used to retrieve files vulnerable to DRM removal. This follows Amazon ending “Download & transfer via USB” support. Getting new books for your Kindle is just about the easiest thing in the world. Amazon’s got a stupid number of books available for you to buy à la carte, Kindle Unlimited offers a convenient subscription option, and you can borrow books from participating libraries. But even with so many curated paths towards growing your Kindle library, some users are always going to want to do things their own way, and for that we’ve still got Kindle sideloading. Earlier this year we heard about Amazon closing one loophole that let users convert their legitimately purchased Kindle titles into easily sideloadable content, and now it looks like another is on borrowed time. Basically, these Kindle libertarians have been in ... Read full article.