I gave up on Kindles for this DRM-free e-reader, and I’m never going back

Wait 5 sec.

Digital ownership is partly an oxymoron, because in 2026, you’re buying access to digital content more often than purchasing the content itself. That’s true of subscription-based content, but it also extends to books, games, movies, or TV shows you’ve bought from many digital storefronts. If you can’t download purchased media offline without Digital Rights Management (DRM) restricting its use, you don’t own it.I’ve been a Kindle user since the original model was passed down to me a few years post-launch, and I later upgraded to the Kindle DX and the Kindle Keyboard. I bought the Kindle Keyboard for the free 3G connectivity, which stopped working in 2021. Fast-forward to today, and all three Kindle models I once owned are officially unsupported.