Amazon is once again demonstrating that buying things in today’s world does not mean you actually own them. The company is closing a loophole that enabled owners of Kindle books to strip them of their anti-piracy protection and take them elsewhere.

The good news is that even if you miss Stuff Your Kindle Day — which pops up several times a year now — and don't have Kindle Unlimited, you can still get free e-books online. Amazon always maintains a top 100 free Kindle book list accessible daily.

Amazon is removing a feature from its website allowing you to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB. It’s a feature that a lot of Kindle users are probably not aware of,