Thread: Amazon discontinuing support for older Kindles in May
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Old 04-14-2026, 03:38 PM   #239
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Originally Posted by Regina View Post
I am not suggesting that Amazon is dropping KF8. I feel that Amazon is dropping all the devices that do not support KF8. This way, there is no need to provide the ebook in an insecure Mobi format.
It would appear that all the devices that do not support KFX are no longer going to be able to download books after 2026-May-20. Amazon may still send the occasional KF8 or mobi ebook to newer devices—one acquaintance of mine was rather surprised when they received a mobi version of an ebook on their 12th gen Paperwhite on 5.19.3.0.1—but both formats are pretty much toast going forward.

As for insecure formats? KF8 DRM is broken so hardly a 'secure' format. What makes mobi a more insecure format?
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