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Amazon is pulling the plug on all Kindle e-readers released in 2012 or earlier.
Amazon will end support for all Kindle e-readers released in 2012 or earlier on May 20, 2026.
KEY POINTS
- After the deadline, affected Kindles cannot buy, borrow, or download new books or register to Amazon accounts.
- Deregistering or factory resetting an impacted device after the deadline will render it completely unusable.
- Sideloading DRM-free books via USB will still be possible on these older Kindles after support ends.
- Already downloaded books remain readable if the device stays registered and is not reset or deregistered.
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