'Glad I Switched to Kobo': Amazon Angers Kindle Owners by Rolling Out Tougher DRM and Reportedly Closing a Popular Libby Loans Loophole

'Glad I switched to Kobo': Amazon angers Kindle owners by rolling out tougher DRM and reportedly closing a popular Libby loans loophole

Amazon has rolled out tougher DRM to the Kindle OasisThe same update has previously landed on most other Kindle modelsThe company has also closed an airplane mode loophole for Libby loansIf you like reading Kindle books on other devices or borrowing digital library books using Libby, Amazon has just made some changes that you’re unlikely to be happy about.First up, as reported by The eBook Reader, a software update has rolled out for the Kindle …

A Kindle Software Update Just Killed The Airplane Mode Trick For Libby Loans

A commonly used workaround that allowed readers to keep Libby books checked out beyond their due dates has seemingly been shut down on certain Kindle models.