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Originally Posted by odamizu
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I don't want to disclose too much about my methods, but this is based on my own observation of data coming from Amazon, not rumors from others.
Since I first posted about this I have been able to determine that the cutoff point appears to be PW1 (5th gen) and older devices. Basically, they are now lumped into a category related to e-book delivery that originally contained only the older K4A app versions reaching end-of-life later this month. This is an indicator of something, but I cannot be certain of what it really means.
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Originally Posted by odamizu
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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It is possible. There were glitches in the download-and-transfer function that occurred prior to the announcement that it was being discontinued. In retrospect they were likely caused by Amazon preparing for what was coming.
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Wah. 10th gen means my Voyage (7th gen) and original Oasis (8th gen) will be toast.
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I do not believe that anything that new will be affected.
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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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If it was me I would not upgrade the battery at this point. The most important thing to do with older Kindles is to never let the battery go completely dead. Many people put them in a drawer and forget about them for months or years. If you keep the battery topped off periodically I suspect your K4's battery will last for years.