Only verified purchasers can download DRM-free files; Kindle Unlimited is excluded. Amazon is shifting DRM responsibility to KDP authors, and most e-books in the Kindle store will still feature DRM.

The latest Kindle update, version 5.18.5, adds a new on-device DRM system. The new DRM system makes it harder to remove DRM from a Kindle e-book, back it up to your PC, and store it in an e-book ...

On Kindle, readers can download content in EPUB and PDF formats if the publisher has applied the 'Digital Rights Management (DRM) Free' setting to the content. Introducing new eBook download options ...

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Beginning Jan. 20, 2026, new books published in the Amazon Kindle store without digital rights management (DRM) will be available for readers to download in EPUB or PDF format, per a company ...

Recently, I made the choice to buy a Kindle Paperwhite, but not register it to my Amazon account. Doing so is as simple as avoiding connecting to a wifi network during setup. The Kindle itself will ...

Amazon is changing how copyright protection works for self-published Kindle titles, announcing that authors who choose not to apply DRM will soon be able to offer their e-books in the more open EPUB ...

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Ever since the Internet expanded into the global market, people have been trying to find ways to leverage tools to gain access to free content. It seems to be typical behavior, but is it an acceptable ...

Amazon released a new firmware update for the 11th and 12th-generation Kindle e-readers last week. It has removed one of the last ways that users could back up Kindle books and remove the encryption ...