Amazon Ends Store Access for 2007-2012 Kindles, Prompting 5 E-Reader Alternatives
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · May 11
Amazon Ends Store Access for 2007-2012 Kindles, Prompting 5 E-Reader Alternatives
1 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · May 11
May 20 marks the cutoff for several Kindle models released between 2007 and 2012, which will no longer be able to download new content from Amazon’s Kindle store.
BGR’s replacement list highlights five options across price tiers: Kobo Clara BW at $139.99, Kindle Paperwhite at $159.99, Kobo Libra Colour at $229.99, Boox Go Color 7 at $289.99, and PocketBook InkPad Color 3 at $345.
Kobo, Boox and PocketBook offer features some older Kindle users may want back or newly gain—page-turn buttons, color E Ink screens, stylus support, Android apps, waterproofing and USB-C charging.
Switching away from Amazon comes with a trade-off: most rival devices cannot access an existing Kindle library, though Boox’s Android-based model can still run the Kindle app.
The recommendations frame Amazon’s support cutoff as typical consumer-electronics aging, but one that may push long-time Kindle owners to either upgrade within Amazon’s lineup or leave the ecosystem.
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