Kindles are dropping a helpful function, and Amazon is not responsible 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 instrument on the internet. Whereas that is how most individuals transfer recordsdata into their Kindle library, a handful of apps even have Ship to Kindle baked in — and one of the 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 in the event you needed to shortly learn one thing on an E-ink display screen as a substitute of a laptop computer. Nonetheless, sadly, Microsoft has quietly determined to tug the plug on it.

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

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

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

You’ll be able to nonetheless ship Phrase paperwork to your Kindle, simply not by means of Phrase

This may probably have an effect on Kindle Scribe customers essentially the most

It is vital to notice that whereas Microsoft is retiring its Ship to Kindle Phrase integration, that does not imply it’ll 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 through Amazon’s official Send to Kindle web site. Although admittedly, it will not be as handy as having it instantly in Phrase’s export menu.

Whereas this information is unlucky for Kindle customers, it might be particularly irritating for Kindle Scribe homeowners. The function launched across the identical time as Amazon’s first e-ink pill and supplied a quick, no-friction method 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.

In the event you’ve by no means used Amazon’s Ship to Kindle function earlier than, it is a useful method to get any file you need in your Kindle, corresponding to EPUB, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, and plenty of extra. So if you wish to take a break from gazing an LED display screen to learn an vital doc, or ship one thing like a textbook to your Kindle to review, that is a straightforward method to take action, although the file measurement is restricted to 200MB.

Though it sucks that Microsoft is ending assist for Ship to Kindle instantly in Microsoft Phrase as of February 9, there are nonetheless lots of Kindle updates to look ahead to this yr, together with a less expensive Kindle Scribe and not using a entrance mild launching, new AI studying options, corresponding to Story So Far and Ask This Guide, and adjustments to how DRM-free e-books work, with the power being added to obtain them as EPUB or PDF recordsdata.