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10-28-2024, 05:23 PM
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Rumors abound that the 2024 Kindle lineup has removed sideloading.
However, this is not true. Amazon has only removed the ability to use My Content & Devices to transfer files over USB.
Additionally, Mac users will need to install additional software to continue sideloading content to the new Kindles.
Although Amazon’s Kindles (https://www.androidauthority.com/which-kindle-model-do-i-have-1073996/) are some of the best e-readers you can buy, they aren’t as great as we’d like out of the box. For example, using official tools provided by Amazon, keeping your non-Amazon e-books organized is a real chore. That’s why many Kindle users turn to third-party solutions, like the incredibly popular Calibre software. However, to use Calibre to its full extent, you’ll probably need to hook your Kindle up to your computer using a USB cable for transferring content, a process known as sideloading.
This is why Kindle fans went into an uproar when a rumor spread that the new 2024 lineup of Kindles (https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-new-kindle-family-2024-3491084/) no longer supported USB connections to PCs. This would prevent users from sideloading content to any of the four new Kindles.*Unfortunately, this*Good e-Reader (https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/new-kindle-e-readers-no-longer-appear-on-computers) post fueled that rumor. We have dug into this and discovered why this false rumor spread. Thanks to a statement from Amazon itself, we can explain what’s really happening.
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/2024-kindle-sideloading-3494778/)
Rumors abound that the 2024 Kindle lineup has removed sideloading.
However, this is not true. Amazon has only removed the ability to use My Content & Devices to transfer files over USB.
Additionally, Mac users will need to install additional software to continue sideloading content to the new Kindles.
Although Amazon’s Kindles (https://www.androidauthority.com/which-kindle-model-do-i-have-1073996/) are some of the best e-readers you can buy, they aren’t as great as we’d like out of the box. For example, using official tools provided by Amazon, keeping your non-Amazon e-books organized is a real chore. That’s why many Kindle users turn to third-party solutions, like the incredibly popular Calibre software. However, to use Calibre to its full extent, you’ll probably need to hook your Kindle up to your computer using a USB cable for transferring content, a process known as sideloading.
This is why Kindle fans went into an uproar when a rumor spread that the new 2024 lineup of Kindles (https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-new-kindle-family-2024-3491084/) no longer supported USB connections to PCs. This would prevent users from sideloading content to any of the four new Kindles.*Unfortunately, this*Good e-Reader (https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/new-kindle-e-readers-no-longer-appear-on-computers) post fueled that rumor. We have dug into this and discovered why this false rumor spread. Thanks to a statement from Amazon itself, we can explain what’s really happening.
More... (https://www.androidauthority.com/2024-kindle-sideloading-3494778/)