Thread: Amazon and DRM changes
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Old 05-06-2025, 08:47 AM   #2703
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Wait, do you mean older eink Kindles won't be able to download books at all? or won't be able to download new books published after April 22?
I suspect that it will be no downloads at all.

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Do you think this will affect all Kindles no longer receiving firmware updates?
No, it seems to be only very old models.

I don't know the exact cutoff. Definitely forth generation and older. I am unsure about the fifth generation. Anything newer is probably safe for now.

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I agree.
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