Amazon exclusively confirmed to The Post that it will soon no long support Kindle devices older than 2012, sparking an outrage among fans of vintage Kindle technologies. They’re e-reading Amazon the

To test if Launchpad works, eject the Kindle from your computer. Then, on the Kindle, press the shift key twice, followed by the S key, all in rapid succession. This should display a small "success" prompt in the lower-left corner of the screen and put the Kindle into sleep mode (displaying one of its famous graphics).

Note that you will still be able to read books that are already on discontinued Kindle and Kindle Fire models. But beginning May 20, you won't be able to download new content from the Kindle Store. As of this writing, these are the Kindles currently scheduled for obsolescence:

Amazon will end support for older Kindle models from May 20, 2026. This means that the old Kindle will not be able to access new book downloads.

Yes, you can send a PDF to your Kindle. If you have a text you'd like to read on your Kindle, however, you don't have to convert it to PDF to send it along. Aside from the PDF format, Kindle supports Doc, Docx, txt, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP, and EPUB.

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Amazon's Kindle is one of the most popular e-readers you can get, and, surprisingly, it may still be worth buying even if you already own an iPad.