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Amazon will end support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 or earlier starting May 20, 2026. Here's everything you need to know, and what you should do before the deadline hits.

Owners of Kindle models from 2012 and earlier will no longer be able to download, borrow or purchase new books as of May 20.

Note that you will still be able to read books that are already on discontinued Kindle and Kindle Fire models. But beginning ...

Amazon has announced that it will stop supporting its Kindle e-reader devices released in 2012 and before, as users scrambled ...

Amazon will end support for older Kindle models from May 20, 2026. This means that the old Kindle will not be able to access ...

If there's a book you've been waiting to read on your old Kindle device, make sure you download it before May 20.

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