# It's not because there's anything wrong with them; in fact, they seem to be working just fine.

*business · news · 2026-04-10 · BuzzFeed*

## Key points

- Amazon is discontinuing support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier.
- Older Kindles will lose the ability to browse, buy, or download new books from Amazon.
- Users can only read books already downloaded on these unsupported devices after the change.
- Amazon is offering a 20% discount on new Kindles to affected users as compensation.

**Companies:** Amazon
**Countries:** United States

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