TechTabletsGot an old Kindle? Amazon will turn off your access to new books but is offering something better in return…If your Kindle e-reader is an old one, Amazon will pay towards its replacement AND some new booksWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechTabletsGot an old Kindle? Amazon will turn off your access to new books but is offering something better in return…If your Kindle e-reader is an old one, Amazon will pay towards its replacement AND some new booksWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
If your Kindle e-reader is an old one, Amazon will pay towards its replacement AND some new books
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Amazon’sKindlee-reader is that rare bit of technology that doesn’t really age. Sure, there are occasional hardware andsoftware upgradesto make newer models more attractive – so for example I love the warm white backlight in theKindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, although not enough to replace my trustyKindle Oasis (2019)– but provided the battery’s still good there’s never really much need for you to upgrade from what you’ve got.
Until now.
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(Image credit: Amazon)
Which Kindles are affected, and what’s Amazon offering?
The affected devices are the 5th Generation Kindle and earlier models. In tech terms these are positively ancient devices – the 5th-gen Kindle came out in 2012 – and if you’ve got one registered to your Amazon account then you should have, or soon will have, an email from Amazon telling you about the change. I haven’t received mine yet – mine is a four-Kindle family, with older ones passed down to the kids when the adults upgrade – so it looks like the mails are going out to US customers first.
The deal Amazon is offering is a good one: its email includes a promo code for 30% off a new Kindle and $40 in ebook credit. If you decide after all these years to go for thebest Kindleavailable, the latest generation of Kindle Oasis with 32GB of storage and Audible audiobook support, that’s a saving of nearly $80/£80, and it’s a better deal than we saw in last year’s Prime Day discounting so it’s definitely worth taking advantage of Amazon’s deal.
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