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Amazon book store displaying Kindle editions of e-books - Fanta Media/Shutterstock Early in April 2026, Amazon announced it was discontinuing support for older Kindle models. Even if you own one of ...

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Exciting news for people who love to buy things twice: Amazon recently announced via email that, as of May 20, it is ending support for any Kindle that was released in 2012 or earlier. As of the ...

They’re e-reading Amazon the riot act. Bookworms are lighting torches and sharpening their pitchforks in fiery fury as Amazon prepares to cease supporting older Kindle technologies this spring.

That Kindle device you've been holding onto for 15 years now has an expiration date, as Amazon will end support for Kindle models from 2012 or earlier on May 20. An Australian Kindle user first ...

If you own an older Kindle device (2012 or prior), Amazon has announced that starting next month, you’ll be cut off from downloading new books unless you upgrade to a newer model. Here are the details ...

Heads up, Amazon is getting ready to abandon several older Kindle e-reader devices and Fire tablets released over a decade ago, long before the introduction of its first color display model. Once ...

Why it matters: Amazon is finally pulling the plug on some of its oldest Kindle hardware, ending support for e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets released in 2012 and earlier. From May 20, the affected ...

Amazon has confirmed that starting May 20, 2026, older Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will lose access to the Kindle Store. The change means affected users will no longer ...