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If you're still using a first-gen Kindle, we have bad news. Amazon is preparing to pull support for several older ereaders and Kindle Fire tablets released before 2013.
On Tuesday, the company confirmed the news after a user in Australia reported receiving an email about the upcoming change, which will occur next month.
Amazon told PCMag: “Starting May 20, 2026, customers using Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store.”
The devices will still function, so users can continue reading ebooks in their library or manually load new content. Apps and Amazon services on the Fire tablets won't be affected either. Still, the company notes: “These models have been supported for at least 14 years—some as long as 18 years—but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward."
“If you deregister or factory reset these devices, you will not be able to re-register or use these devices in any way,” the company added in the email. The affected models include:
- Kindle: 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 Tablets: Kindle Fire 1st Gen (2011)
- Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (2012)
- Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012)
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012)
Amazon plans on emailing all affected users in the US about the change. To soften the blow, it will also offer ereader and Fire tablet customers “20% off select new Kindle devices as well as a $20 eBook credit that will be automatically added to your account after purchasing a new device (valid through June 20th, 2026, 11:59pm).”
User accounts and their Kindle libraries will also remain fully accessible through the free Kindle app and Kindle for Web, the company added.
For more, check out our workarounds to keep your Kindle going beyond May 2026.