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Old 05-07-2025, 03:51 AM   #2742
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Originally Posted by jhowell View Post
I suspect that it will be no downloads at all.

... 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.
No downloads at all?!?

By what I thought was coincidence, the last two times I tried to download to my K4BNT, I got an error message. It would sync so that I could see the new books I had just purchased, but they wouldn't download. Both times I ended up rebooting, which fixed it. I thought it was just a glitch. Now I'm wondering if Amazon is making changes on their end causing connection problems with my K4BNT.

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Random spots around the Internet. So far just a few mentions and nothing with any solid information such as specific dates. At this time, I tend towards the belief that most of these are paranoia after K4PC/K4Mac/K4A having older version limited to the publication date of books that can be downloaded. Until @jhowell also mentioned seeing some rumours, I hadn't taken them all that seriously. Now I find myself going "you will need at least 5.16.3 (10th gen and newer) to download new books from Amazon" just might have a kernel of truth.
Wah. 10th gen means my Voyage (7th gen) and original Oasis (8th gen) will be toast.

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Personally, I wouldn't hold off on replacing the battery. Cutting off free app versions when most people will be able to update the app is a rather mild public relations problem compared to the nightmare that cutting off devices that have no upgrade path would create.
Well, my K4BNT still holds a charge for a few weeks when not in use, so the battery situation isn't dire yet. I'm also a little worried I will damage it trying to replace the battery. Some of the how-to videos scare me.
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