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Amazon ended network support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier, blocking downloads, purchases, and reactivation after resets 📚
The shutdown highlights long-term risks of software-tethered hardware, while open-source tools like Calibre remain device-independent alternatives 🔓

🔗 https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-older-kindle-models/

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Amazon Is Pulling Support for Kindles From 2012 or Earlier. What to Do Now

If there's a book you've been waiting to read on your old Kindle device, make sure you download it before May 20.

CNET
May 20 at 8:18pmWeb