A) you can still absolutely download and de-drm ebooks from Amazon.
B) this is only for books that the publisher selects as unrestricted.
Sure, better than nothing, but Amazon is absolutely not allowing you to move your "purchases" to another service. You remain locked into Kindles if you buy from Amazon and try to follow their rules.
santa in kindle @sh.itjust.works
Amazon is taking a big step in the right direction with Kindle ebooks
https://www.makeuseof.com/amazon-major-move-right-direction-with-kindle-ebooks/TL;DR:
-- from the linked Amazon page
Downvotes? Me confused.
A) you can still absolutely download and de-drm ebooks from Amazon.
B) this is only for books that the publisher selects as unrestricted.
Sure, better than nothing, but Amazon is absolutely not allowing you to move your "purchases" to another service. You remain locked into Kindles if you buy from Amazon and try to follow their rules.