Amazon sent me an email on 14 May to tell me that my old Kindle would be completely unsupported “Starting May 20, 2026” – i.e. six days later. I knew that some Kindles were going to be no longer supported, but I didn’t know mine was one of them, because their generation-based naming scheme is hard to keep up with, especially when it isn’t marked on the device itself. It’s not just that you can’t download new books, it’s a complete cessation of service. If you reset the device, it will never work again. You can continue to read books already downloaded on these devices, but you will not be able to purchase, borrow, or download additional books on them after that date. That’s bearable. If you deregister or factory reset these devices, you will not be able to re- register or use these devices in any way. What the hell, man? I have decrypted and backed up every Kindle book L— and I ever bought, and I don’t think I’ll be inclined to pay them for any more ebooks, even though I also have a…
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