No kidding. Catch-22, right? Damned if you do, damned if you don't. And if you don't, then Amazon just stole 250 USD from you. Where hell are the regulators on issues like this?

Depends on how bought-in to the ecosystem you are.

Ebook / audiobook and other licensed-not-bought content may no longer be accessible.

(I avoid this problem by not shopping Amazon full stop.)