The MOBI file format no longer supports the newest document features, while the EPUB format is updated and accepted by Kindle devices.Īny MOBI files you have already sent to your Kindle will not be affected by this change. As of August 2022, you will no longer be able to send the MOBI file format to Kindles or the Kindle app using the Send to Kindle service. It’s this conversion where things can get a little tricky.The MOBI format will no longer be available for download as of Augfor any past purchase of a multi-format eBook here on the Microsoft Press Store website.Īmazon has announced the retirement of its proprietary MOBI file format for eBooks, and a transition to the EPUB format for use on Kindle devices and apps. When you send an EPUB or MOBI through Send to Kindle, the file is converted to another format and then sent to the reader’s Kindle device or app. Until further notice, Kindles and Kindle apps can’t read EPUB files directly.Īmazon is accepting EPUBs through their Send to Kindle service, which is, above all else, a converter of ebooks.
They are only changing the formats they will accept in the future.
Amazon isn’t touching anything that has already been converted and delivered to your Kindle account. A few have asked us if we can email them the EPUBs of all of their old books so that they don’t get deleted! Yikes!Īny MOBI files that were sent to Kindle will remain on your Kindle account. Some readers misunderstood the email and think that all of the MOBIs they sent to Kindle are going to disappear.
Readers Don’t Need to PanicĪmazon sent that announcement email to every person that has used Send to Kindle recently. For now, a reader can email either format, and they will both work. Send to Kindle is still accepting MOBI files for now, but we’ve already begun migrating readers to EPUBs with gentle nudges and friendly coaxing. Send to Kindle now accepts EPUB files, (YAY!), and that will be the only acceptable ebook format in the future. Starting some time in August 2022 (nope, now it’s late 2022), Amazon will stop accepting MOBI files through their Send to Kindle service, which is how most readers get books to their Kindle apps and devices. Though, like Internet Explorer, we’ll never fully be rid of it. Much like the recent death of Internet Explorer, no one will weep for the loss of MOBI. Which, again, is great news! EPUB is a standard, it’s documented, and it’s easy to work with. Email from Amazon announcing that Send to Kindle will stop accepting MOBI files
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