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 gadget 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 excellent for those who needed to rapidly learn one thing on an E-ink display as a substitute of a laptop computer. Nonetheless, sadly, Microsoft has quietly determined to drag the plug on it.

Microsoft lately up to date its Send to Kindle support page to announce that its Phrase integration of it’s going to now not be supported beginning on February 9, 2026 (by way of Good e-Reader).

Microsoft did not clarify why it is sunsetting the characteristic, however this seems to be purely Microsoft’s name relatively than Amazon’s, since it is a Phrase integration. The characteristic required a Microsoft 365 subscription, although odds are you already had one for those who have 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’ll be able to nonetheless ship Phrase paperwork to your Kindle, simply not by Phrase

It will seemingly have an effect on Kindle Scribe customers essentially the most

It is essential to notice that whereas Microsoft is retiring its Ship to Kindle Phrase integration, that does not imply it’s going to now be inconceivable to ship a Phrase doc to your Kindle. You’ll be able to nonetheless add a Phrase doc and ship it to your Kindle by way of Amazon’s official Send to Kindle website. 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 supplied a quick, no-friction technique to ship Phrase paperwork to a Kindle Scribe for overview and annotation. It additionally preserved formatting and glued layouts, so Phrase paperwork did not look awkward or damaged as soon as they landed on a Kindle.

When you’ve by no means used Amazon’s Ship to Kindle characteristic earlier than, it is a useful technique to get any file you need in your Kindle, similar to EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, and plenty of extra. So if you wish to take a break from observing an LED display to learn an essential doc, or ship one thing like a textbook to your Kindle to check, that is a straightforward manner to take action, although the file dimension is restricted 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, similar to Story So Far and Ask This Guide, and modifications to how DRM-free e-books work, with the power being added to obtain them as EPUB or PDF recordsdata.