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Any commercial use of Kindle Content is prohibited, limiting the ways users may lawfully engage with content they have licensed.
Interpretive note: The evidence span is a phrase fragment rather than a complete clause. It is presented without its grammatical subject or verb in the excerpt provided, so the full scope of what activity is restricted to personal non-commercial use cannot be confirmed from this excerpt alone. The canonical claim interprets it as applying to Kindle Content use, which is the most natural reading in context.
The updated terms no longer include any language governing Kindle Vella, a service that previously allowed customers to purchase and redeem digital Tokens for eligible content through the Kindle Store. This removal eliminates contractual protections that previously governed Token ownership (non-expiration, non-transferability), refund policies, and geographic restrictions. Users who hold existing Token balances or have purchased Vella content should contact Amazon customer service to understand how their existing purchases and balances are affected, as the terms no longer explicitly address this service.
View change record →Readers are restricted to personal, non-commercial use of Kindle Content and may not use it for any commercial purpose.
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Except as set forth below, or as otherwise approved by us, the services are for your personal, non-commercial use unless you enter into a separate agreement with us for your commercial use.
The Services are intended for business use by corporate or business entities, and you agree that you will not use the Services for any personal or individual use.
Host Content on our servers for any purpose other than for your use of the Service.
"solely for your personal, non-commercial useExcerpt from Kindle's Store Terms of Use
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Any commercial use of Kindle Content is prohibited, limiting the ways users may lawfully engage with content they have licensed.
Readers are restricted to personal, non-commercial use of Kindle Content and may not use it for any commercial purpose.
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