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Originally Posted by Sirtel
For some people, not buying from Amazon is not really a viable option. That's because some subgenres (fantasy romance and LitRPG come to mind) are overwhelmingly Amazon exclusives. And if you prefer to read mostly one of those subgenres, then it's either Amazon or you won't have much to read at all.
Granted, I have no idea how many people limit their reading material to only one or two subgenres. But there certainly are a few.
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The Amazon Appstore allows you to download and install apps on Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. But the Appstore actually predates the Amazon Fire ecosystem. Amazon first launched the Appstore in March, 2011 as an app that could be installed on Android phones and tablets. The first Amazon Fire-branded tablet didn’t launch until half a year later.
Fourteen years later Amazon has announced that it’s discontinuing the Appstore for Android. Starting August 20, 2025 the app store will no longer work on Android devices and users will not be able to download and install applications – even those they may have already purchased. There’s also no guarantee apps installed via the Appstore for Android will continue to function. The Appstore will continue to be available for Fire Tablet and Fire TV devices.
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There will be no more support for the Android appstore, always if I do understand, and it will be available the app mentioned in the thread for the Windows 11 ecosystem, but there is a tablet from Amazon coming, codenamed "Kittyhawk" (its new Fire device, seemingly based on a modded version of Android?).
Also: would the Amazon app on others' Android-based e-readers (like the Pocketbook Color Note) still work?