Amazon turns older Kindle e-readers into (almost) useless paperweights

[Redaktion]

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

[bootless]

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

[Sim0leru372]

You can use Calibre to put books onto a Kindle via USB
 

[Dark Oopa]

And that is why you should not buy this crap and things that are in a tight closed ecosystem.

I chose a Kobo for this reason.