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Amazon to end support for older Kindle devices

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Don't panic: Amazon is discontinuing support on these 13 Kindle devices, but they're not totally obsolete

On April 7, some Kindle users received an alarming email from Amazon.

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Amazon Is Ending Support for These Kindle Models

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Amazon is ending support for these older Kindle and Kindle Fire devices

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Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles

If you’re using an older Kindle, you may want to check what year it was released.

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Amazon will end support for these Kindle models very soon

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Amazon will make your current Kindle look massively inferior today

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Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers

Updated Amazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.

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But if you have to download Kindle books on a newer device, newer books will only download in a newer file format that is incompatible with older Kindles. If you have a Kindle produced before 2013, as of May 2026, you will no longer be able to download Kindle books to your Kindle device, period.