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Title: Amazon turns older Kindle e-readers into (almost) useless paperweights
Post by: Redaktion on April 08, 2026, 20:41:49

Amazon is ending support for numerous Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets in May. After a deadline has passed, it will no longer be possible to load new e-books onto the affected Kindle models, effectively turning them into paperweights.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Amazon-turns-older-Kindle-e-readers-into-almost-useless-paperweights.1269343.0.html

Title: Re: Amazon turns older Kindle e-readers into (almost) useless paperweights
Post by: bootless on April 09, 2026, 01:39:45

Especially gutting after they removed the ability to download ebooks you've bought from their store and transfer over USB in February 2024.

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