Amazon is retiring support for these Kindle models, and many users are finding unexpected ways to keep them alive.

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Amazon is preparing to end support for Kindle devices released before 2012 — cutting them off from the Kindle Store and making them virtually unable to load any new content. The company set a cutoff ...

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Some users of the Amazon Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets will soon need to upgrade their devices. Earlier this month, Amazon emailed Kindle customers to inform them that starting May 20, it ...

Amazon has announced it will be cutting support for millions of older Kindle devices, leaving users unable to download new books. From May 20, Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 or ...

WASHINGTON — Amazon is ending support for several older Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets, meaning some users will soon lose access to key features on their devices. Starting May 20, customers using ...

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 recently revised the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition with 32GB of storage. It did this in July 2025 and made several improvements. The screen was dramatically improved, resulting in a ...