Amazon is preparing to end support for Kindle devices released before 2012 — cutting them off from the Kindle Store and making them virtually unable to load any new content. The company set a cutoff date set for May 20, 2026.
Amazon sent an email to customers this week announcing it would end support for the devices, according to screenshots of the message posted to social media and Reddit from customers, and confirmed by Amazon. According to the message, Kindle e-readers and tablets released in 2012 or earlier will lose access to Kindle Store functions after the deadline. That means affected devices will no longer be able to buy, borrow, or download new books directly.
