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.

  • DeebsterEnglish
    1405·
    1 year ago

    This is an enormously overblown headline for such a small change.

    • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      393·
      1 year ago

      I erroneously thought mobi was more important than it apparently is. I haven’t had an e-reader in a long time and I remember using mobi files back then.

      • DeebsterEnglish
        272·
        1 year ago

        It’s only for very old Kindles, really - Amazon have a new version they use (azw3) and everyone else uses epub.

    • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
      20·
      1 year ago

      “Amazon notifies users that Kindle will no longer support Mobi ebook format”