Amazon to Stop Older Kindle E 67393i Readers From Browsing, Buying New Books

The change will come into effect from August 17. w5s4f

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 26 May 2022 19:04 IST

Amazon to Stop Older Kindle E-Readers From Browsing, Buying New Books

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Amazon is removing Store access from dated Kindle e-readers

Highlights

Amazon has informed affected s about the update
Kindle s will continue to reader ebooks on the impacted devices
Amazon is giving an upgrade discount to the s

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Amazon is disabling Store access from older Kindle models to let its s no longer be able to browse, buy, and borrow books from its dated e-readers. The change, which will come into effect from August 17, will be applicable to the Kindle (2nd Gen) International, Kindle DX International, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle (4th Gen), and Kindle (5th Gen). Amazon has informed s of these devices about the update through an email sent to their ed s. The company is also giving an upgrade discount to let s move to a new Kindle.

Although the exact reason has not yet been announced, Good e-Reader has speculated that the discontinuation could be in place due to a Transport Layer Security (TLS) incompatibility. The older devices have for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocols that include various flaws. Due to hardware limitations, the dated e-readers are not ing newer TLS versions.

Gadgets 360 has reached out to Amazon for clarity on the update and will update this article when the company responds.

Amazon has sent the email to the s of older Kindle models to inform them about the update. It also mentions that s will continue to read ebooks on the devices, though the store functionality will no longer be in place from August.

"As of August 17, you'll no longer be able to browse, buy, or borrow books directly from these Kindle devices. As always, you'll be able to browse, buy, and borrow books on other ed devices or through amazon.com/ebooks," the company said in the email.

Amazon is suggesting s to visit its ebooks store in a browser on their phone, tablet, or computer to continue to shop for new books. It has also recommended s to a new Kindle. For this, the company is giving a 30 percent discount and a $40 (roughly Rs. 3,100) ebook credit.

Both the given upgrade benefits will be valid until July 5, the company said.

s on the older Kindle models are also likely to be able to load new books in their ePUB format. However, Amazon has not provided any official workaround — supposedly to push people to buy its newer hardware, of course.

The change is applicable to the Kindle models that were launched over 10 years ago. Nevertheless, these devices are still usable and working for most s.

It is also important to point out that since the scope of an e-reader is quite limited and is just to allow loading of ebooks for on-the-go reading, s are not required — and are not intrigued — to upgrade their devices on a regular basis. Amazon, though, often tries to persuade people by bringing newer functionalities including wireless charging and auto-adjusting warm light that are a part of the latest flagship models.

Removing for older Kindle models in such a scenario is something that may not be welcomed by s.

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