Dan Gillmor on Nostr: If you have a Kindle and "bought" ebooks over the years, you have a week to download ...
If you have a Kindle and "bought" ebooks over the years, you have a week to download and back up your files before Amazon blocks you from doing that.
There are scripts (see the thread below) that will bulk-download.
It's a reminder that Amazon is a rapacious monopolist.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366171Published at
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