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The $50.00 cap applies to all damages in aggregate, meaning users have extremely limited financial recourse regardless of the scale of harm arising from Kindle Software.
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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 can recover no more than $50.00 in total from Kindle and its software licensors for any and all damages connected to Kindle Software, however significant those damages may be.
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"in no event will our or our software licensors' total liability to you for all damages...arising out of or related to your use or inability to use any Kindle Software exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00)Excerpt from Kindle's Store Terms of Use
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The $50.00 cap applies to all damages in aggregate, meaning users have extremely limited financial recourse regardless of the scale of harm arising from Kindle Software.
Readers can recover no more than $50.00 in total from Kindle and its software licensors for any and all damages connected to Kindle Software, however significant those damages may be.
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