In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the 'Send to Kindle' feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out, specifically impacts users attempting to send MOBI files via email and Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. Amazon clarifies that MOBI is an older file format lacking support for the latest Kindle features, prompting a transition to modern formats that ensure prolonged compatibility with Kindle e-books. Users

In a recent communication, Amazon has alerted Kindle users about significant changes set to take effect from next month. The notification pertains to the phasing out of support for sending MOBI (.mobi, .azw, .prc) files through the “Send to Kindle” feature, starting November 1, 2023. This change, as News18 pointed out, specifically impacts users attempting to send MOBI files via email and Kindle apps on iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.

  • anon_8675309@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    1 year ago

    The devices themselves still can’t process epub though so they still need conversion to … mobi.

    • KaJedBear@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      1 year ago

      They can use epubs for several months now. It’s been incredibly nice but to have to convert books anymore.

      • anarchost@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Several months seems like a really short time frame to go from “the format you must use” to “too old for our product.”