Kindle and Kindle Fire tablet owners with hardware from 2012 or earlier face a store cutoff next month. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and what to do next.
Amazon has confirmed that Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets released in 2012 or earlier will lose access to the Kindle Store starting May 20. From that date, affected devices will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new titles directly.
Which devices are affected?
Amazon confirmed the change through spokesperson Jackie Burke in a statement to The Verge. The cutoff covers a wide range of early Amazon hardware, including the original first-generation Kindle that helped define the modern e-book market back in 2007, along with the Kindle DX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5, and the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite, one of the most popular e-readers Amazon ever made. On the tablet side, the first and second-generation Kindle Fire, along with the Kindle Fire HD 7 and HD 8.9, are also included. In short, any Amazon reading device launched before 2013 is on the list.
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