- Rumors abound that the 2024 Kindle lineup has removed sideloading.
- However, this is not true. Amazon has only removed the ability to use My Content & Devices to transfer files over USB.
- Additionally, Mac users will need to install additional software to continue sideloading content to the new Kindles.
Although Amazon’s Kindles are some of the best e-readers you can buy, they aren’t as great as we’d like out of the box. For example, using official tools provided by Amazon, keeping your non-Amazon e-books organized is a real chore. That’s why many Kindle users turn to third-party solutions, like the incredibly popular Calibre software. However, to use Calibre to its full extent, you’ll probably need to hook your Kindle up to your computer using a USB cable for transferring content, a process known as sideloading.
This is why Kindle fans went into an uproar when a rumor spread that the new 2024 lineup of Kindles no longer supported USB connections to PCs. This would prevent users from sideloading content to any of the four new Kindles. Unfortunately, this Good e-Reader post fueled that rumor. We have dug into this and discovered why this false rumor spread. Thanks to a statement from Amazon itself, we can explain what’s really happening.