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Friday, April 10, 2026

Amazon Bricking Older Kindles

The New York Post reports that as of May 20, 2026, Amazon is stopping support for older Kindle and Kindle Fire readers including downloading new content from a Kindle library or registering the devices. The affected devices include:

  •  Kindle 1st Generation (2007) and 2nd Generation (2009), Kindle DX (2009) and DX Graphite (2010), Kindle Keyboard (2010), Kindle 4 (2011), Kindle Touch (2011), Kindle 5 (2012), and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation (2012).
  • The Kindle Fire 1st Gen (2011), Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (2012), Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012), Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012).  
Per the article, you will still be able to use the devices, but only with what has been downloaded onto the device. Amazon has also warned that if you restore a device to factory settings, you will not be able to register the device. 
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  1. Steve S6April 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM

    You'll own nothing and be happy.

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    1. DocentApril 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM

      Exactly. On par with their pronouncements that when you buy a Kindle title, you aren't buying the book but merely a license to read the book.

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  2. AnonymousApril 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM

    The only support my preferred readings need is a bookshelf. Screw that e book stuff. I figure the Kindle would also hurt when I fall asleep reading and it hits me in the face.

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