Will adding DRM-free books to the Kindle store entice Amazon outsiders to start shopping there?

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Amazon will allow EPUB and PDF downloads for DRM-free Kindle books starting January 20, 2026. The change follows Amazon’s removal of the long-standing USB download option in 2025. Only titles where ...

We have a breaking news update today! Amazon has just stealthily added Canada to the approved list of supported countries for Kindle Publishing for Blogs. Until now, the USA and UK were the only ...

Amazon customers just got a whole new incentive to read, and Prime members just got an additional perk for joining. Today, Amazon’s traditional publishing arm Amazon Publishing announced a new program ...

Amazon’s Kindle Vella tested the demand for episodic written content. (Amazon Photo) Amazon announced Tuesday morning that it will shut down its Kindle Vella platform for serial and episodic stories ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...