Amazon to stop supporting older Kindle models
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An Amazon announcement regarding older Kindle units has a lot of readers fuming mad.
Amazon will end support for older Kindle devices in May 2026. See the full list of affected models and what it means for users.
In an email to customers, Amazon said the change applies to Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 or earlier. Starting May 20, those models "will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store.
Amazon will no longer support many older Kindles starting in May, as customers begin to rally against planned obsolescence.