Amazon Is Ending Support for Older Kindle Devices on May 20. What Owners Lose
Amazon plans to pull the plug on support for Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices dating back to 2012 or earlier, starting May 20. After that, owners won’t be able to access the Kindle Store or download, borrow, or buy new books directly on those older models. The company notes on its help page that any books already saved on the devices will remain available even after the cutoff. This isn’t just another software phase-out. Amazon’s move impacts models as far back as the first Kindle, launched in 2007. Owners who deregister or reset those older readers after May 20 won’t be able to re-register them, locking the devices out for good.