Amazon ended software support for eight Kindle and Fire tablet models released before 2013. Kindle owners on these older devices lose access to the Kindle Store for buying new books and downloading software updates. Existing purchased books remain available in the Kindle Library on the devices. The affected Kindle e-readers include Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation (2012), Kindle 5 (2012), Kindle Touch (2011), Kindle 4 (2011), Kindle Keyboard (2010), Kindle DX and DX Graphite (2009 and 2010), and Kindle 1st Generation (2007). The affected Fire tablets include Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012), Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012), Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (2012), and Kindle Fire 1st Gen (2011).
"Amazon just ended software support for eight Kindle and Fire tablet models from before 2013. As a result, Kindle owners with these older devices will no longer have access to the Kindle Store to buy new books or download software updates. Still, they will retain access to their existing Kindle Library, including purchased books."
"If your Kindle is from 2012 or earlier, access to the Kindle Store and software updates has ended. These Kindle users will still have access to the books already on their devices. Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets from 2012 or older can't buy, borrow, or download new content."
"A Kindle gets anywhere between 10 and 15 years of software support before Amazon makes major cutoffs, while most tablets and smartphones from other manufacturers on the market get between 3 and 7 years. This, and the fact that Kindles are single-purpose devices, has earned Amazon a loyal user base."
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