It took a California book lover nearly 20 years to collect 16,000 e-books on her Amazon Kindle, then a hacker took over and they all vanished "in the blink of an eye." ...

Exciting news for people who love to buy things twice: Amazon recently announced via email that, as of May 20, it is ending support for any Kindle that was released in 2012 or earlier. As of the ...

That Kindle device you've been holding onto for 15 years now has an expiration date, as Amazon will end support for Kindle models from 2012 or earlier on May 20. An Australian Kindle user first ...

Amazon book store displaying Kindle editions of e-books - Fanta Media/Shutterstock Early in April 2026, Amazon announced it was discontinuing support for older Kindle models. Even if you own one of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon recently announced that it would stop supporting Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier. Owners of those models ...

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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.

If you have an older Kindle, you don't have to throw it away or upgrade to keep using it. We're here to show you how to save it and your books. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing ...

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