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That's fantastic. I loved my ereader (amazon) but I couldn't shake the feeling that I was giving away my data and every purchase wasn't really a purchase. I mean I tried to export my books but it wasn't possible.
You can export your Amazon library at the current moment, as long as the books aren't published (or maybe purchased?) after 2023.
I did this for a friend recently and my steps were:
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You can buy books elsewhere without DRM and copy them to the kindle via cable. You can even buy protected books from the Amazon shop and download them for offline installation. If the device never connects to the web, they can't delete anything remotely.
Mine has been offline ever since I bought it, 8 years ago.