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Amazon to End Support for Pre-2013 Kindles, Raises Privacy Concerns

4/27/2026

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Amazon will stop supporting Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier beginning in May 2026.
In February 2025 Amazon removed the ability to download purchased Kindle books to a computer.
The 2026 Kindle home screen shows recommendations, Kindle Unlimited promos, and ads while collecting reading habits, highlights, notes, and dictionary lookups, raising privacy concerns.

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Story summary

Amazon will stop supporting Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier beginning in May 2026.
In February 2025 Amazon removed the ability to download purchased Kindle books to a computer.
The 2026 Kindle home screen shows recommendations, Kindle Unlimited promos, and ads while collecting reading habits, highlights, notes, and dictionary lookups, raising privacy concerns.