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.

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 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 ...

The US-based tech giant Amazon will soon stop supporting old-gen Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets. The change will come into effect from May 20, 2026. In a statement to The Verge, the company ...

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Amazon is ending technical support for several older Kindle models starting May 20, 2026, leaving many devices limited to offline reading with already-downloaded books. Kindle users are increasingly ...

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 ...