The Send to Kindle feature from Microsoft Word will cease to operate in February 2026, marking the end of a service that launched in April 2023. This feature enabled users to directly send documents from Word to their Kindle devices, which many found useful for reviewing documents before finalizing them.
Although it was tied closely to the release of the Kindle Scribe, the service is being shut down, possibly due to low usage. Microsoft 365 subscribers had access to this function, which was praised for maintaining document formatting during transfers.
This decision comes amid a series of modifications Amazon has made to its Kindle ecosystem, including previous restrictions on ebook downloads and changes to digital rights management. Despite the feature's potential, it will be retired less than three years after its introduction.