Kindles are dropping a helpful characteristic, and Amazon is not in charge for as soon as

Among the finest Kindle options is the power to ship recordsdata on to your machine utilizing Amazon’s Send to Kindle software on the net. Whereas that is how most individuals transfer recordsdata into their Kindle library, a handful of apps even have Ship to Kindle baked in — and probably the most helpful integrations is Microsoft Word.

Again in 2023, Amazon spotlighted Phrase’s Ship to Kindle integration, which helps you to ship paperwork out of your PC on to your Kindle library with out leaving Phrase. It was good in case you needed to rapidly learn one thing on an E-ink display screen as a substitute of a laptop computer. Nevertheless, sadly, Microsoft has quietly determined to tug the plug on it.

Microsoft not too long ago up to date its Send to Kindle support page to announce that its Phrase integration of it’ll now not be supported beginning on February 9, 2026 (through Good e-Reader).

Microsoft did not clarify why it is sunsetting the characteristic, however this seems to be purely Microsoft’s name reasonably than Amazon’s, since it is a Phrase integration. The characteristic required a Microsoft 365 subscription, although odds are you already had one in case you had been utilizing Phrase within the first place.

“Starting February ninth, 2026, the Ship to Kindle characteristic in Microsoft Phrase goes away throughout all platforms (Net, Win32, Mac),” Microsoft defined. “After this date, the characteristic will now not obtain help from Microsoft Phrase.”

You possibly can nonetheless ship Phrase paperwork to your Kindle, simply not via Phrase

It will possible have an effect on Kindle Scribe customers probably the most

It is necessary to notice that whereas Microsoft is retiring its Ship to Kindle Phrase integration, that does not imply it’ll now be unimaginable to ship a Phrase doc to your Kindle. You possibly can nonetheless add a Phrase doc and ship it to your Kindle through Amazon’s official Send to Kindle web site. Although admittedly, it will not be as handy as having it straight in Phrase’s export menu.

Whereas this information is unlucky for Kindle customers, it might be particularly irritating for Kindle Scribe homeowners. The characteristic launched across the similar time as Amazon’s first e-ink pill and provided a quick, no-friction option to ship Phrase paperwork to a Kindle Scribe for assessment and annotation. It additionally preserved formatting and stuck layouts, so Phrase paperwork did not look awkward or damaged as soon as they landed on a Kindle.

For those who’ve by no means used Amazon’s Ship to Kindle characteristic earlier than, it is a helpful option to get any file you need in your Kindle, resembling EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, and plenty of extra. So if you wish to take a break from watching an LED display screen to learn an necessary doc, or ship one thing like a textbook to your Kindle to check, that is a straightforward means to take action, although the file dimension is proscribed to 200MB.

Though it sucks that Microsoft is ending help for Ship to Kindle straight in Microsoft Phrase as of February 9, there are nonetheless lots of Kindle updates to look ahead to this 12 months, together with a less expensive Kindle Scribe with out a entrance gentle launching, new AI studying options, resembling Story So Far and Ask This Ebook, and modifications to how DRM-free e-books work, with the power being added to obtain them as EPUB or PDF recordsdata.