Editing Amazon Kindle discontinues support for pre-2013 devices (section)

{{IncidentCargo
|Company=Amazon
|StartDate=2026-04-07
|EndDate=
|Status=Active
|ProductLine=Amazon Kindle
|Product=
|ArticleType=Product
|Type=Planned Obsolescence,Digital Ownership,Right to Repair
|Description=Amazon will disable Kindle Store access on 13 pre-2013 Kindle devices on May 20, 2026; factory reset becomes a one-way brick.
}}

On May 20, 2026, [[Amazon]] will disable [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle Store]] access on thirteen Kindle devices released between 2007 and 2012, preventing owners of those devices from buying, borrowing, or downloading new content on the hardware.<ref name="pcmag-kan-20260407">{{Cite web |last=Kan |first=Michael |title=Got a Kindle From Before 2013? Amazon Is Pulling Support |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-kindle-from-before-2013-amazon-is-pulling-support |url-status=live |website=PCMag |date=April 7, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260408203159/https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-kindle-from-before-2013-amazon-is-pulling-support |archive-date=2026-04-08}}</ref><ref name="register-kunert-20260408">{{Cite web |last=Kunert |first=Paul |title=Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers |url=https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/amazon_kindle_support_discontinued/ |url-status=live |website=The Register |date=April 8, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260412083005/https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/amazon_kindle_support_discontinued/ |archive-date=2026-04-12}}</ref> Amazon notified affected customers by email beginning April 7, 2026 and warned that any device deregistered or factory-reset after the cutoff cannot be re-registered and cannot be used "in any way."<ref name="pcmag-kan-20260407" /><ref name="register-kunert-20260408" /> The shutdown covers nine e-reader models and four Kindle Fire tablet models.<ref name="pcmag-kan-20260407" /><ref name="register-kunert-20260408" /><ref name="goodereader-kozlowski-20260408">{{Cite web |last=Kozlowski |first=Michael |title=You can no longer buy e-books on Amazon Kindle made in 2012 or earlier |url=https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/you-can-no-longer-buy-e-books-on-amazon-kindles-2012-and-earlier |url-status=live |website=Good e-Reader |date=April 8, 2026 |access-date=April 8, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260605185839/https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/you-can-no-longer-buy-e-books-on-amazon-kindles-2012-and-earlier |archive-date=2026-06-05}}</ref>