Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry

The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

Amazon upsets ebook lovers by ending support for old Kindle devices

Up to 2m e-readers made before 2013 will no longer be able to download new titles Amazon is to stop supporting older Kindle models leaving longtime e-book fans unable to access new content from the Kindle store. Devices released during or before 2012 will no longer receive updates from 20 May, affecting owners of older Kindles, including the earliest models such as the Touch and some Fire tablets. It is thought that 2m e-readers could be affected. Kindle: Kindle 1st generation (2007), Kindle ...

By Caroline Davies

RIP to the original Kindle Paperwhite. Amazon is ending support for older ereaders.

My beloved Kindle 5 with physical buttons is going to become useless soon. Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider Amazon announced that Kindles released before 2012, including the first Paperwhite, will no longer be supported. You can still read your existing titles, but you can't add anything new. As a devoted Kindle 5 user, I'm pissed as heck! Please be kind to me. I received some devastating news yesterday. An email from Amazon telling me that older model Kindles from before 2012 will no lo...

Kindle Users Outraged as Amazon Ends Support for Older Models — Blocking Owners From Buying More Books From Next Month

Veteran owners of Amazon's Kindle devices have reacted in disbelief after being told they'll no longer be able to buy, borrow or download more books from next month.

By Tom Phillips