Kindle users get blindsided by updates that end a popular ebook loophole and toughen DRM

TL;DR Two new updates have arrived that will make Kindle users unhappy. One update toughens Digital Rights Management (DRM) on books on the Kindle Oasis. The other closes a Libby loophole that allowed you to keep book loans past the due date.

If you’re an avid ebook reader who uses a Kindle , we have some bad news for you. A couple of changes are rolling out that you probably won’t like. One involves Digital Rights Management (DRM), and the other concerns your Libby book loans.

Kindle Oasis DRM Starting with the change to DRM, Amazon is pushing an update to the Kindle Oasis. As reported by The eBook Reader , the update makes it harder to remove DRM from Kindle ebooks. Now most DRM-removal tools will no longer work.