An e-book reader is not the type of device that becomes obsolete quickly, but every technology has its Saint Martin and so do older Kindles. amazon has announced the models that will lose their support starting next May 20, they will no longer have access to the Kindle store and can only continue to be used to consume content already downloaded. The change affects not only readers Kindle released between 2007 and 2012, but also to tablets Kindle Fire corresponding to that period. Seven devices in the first case and four in the second.
Thus, the Kindle and Kindle Fire launched before 2013 You will no longer be able to buy, borrow, or download new content through the Kindle Store. Users will still be able to access their Kindle accounts and purchases via the Kindle mobile app, Kindle for web, and newer devices. If those older devices are decommissioned or reset to factory settings, users They will not be able to register them again after the May deadline.
The full list of affected devices goes back to the original Kindle, released in 2007, and is as follows:
- Kindle 1st generation (2007).
- Kindle DX and DX Graphite (2009 and 2010).
- Kindle Keyboard (2010).
- Kindle 4 (2011).
- Kindle Touch (2011).
- Kindle 5 (2012).
- Kindle Paperwhite 1st generation (2012).
- Kindle Fire 1st generation (2011).
- Kindle Fire 2nd generation (2012).
- Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012).
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012).
Amazon will notify affected users of the changes by email, before the May 20 deadline, with an explanation of what their old devices will and will not be able to do. Kindle Fires before 2012 will be subject to the same limitations as Kindle readers when it comes to books, but the rest of Amazon applications and services on those devices will not be affected.
Amazon has not given reasons to abandon these models and although technological progress is usually cited, that is more difficult to sustain in this type of device. What is clear is that Anyone who wants to continue using the Kindle store will have to upgrade to a newer, more recent model..