Updated Amazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.

The list of devices stretches all the way back to the original 2007 Kindle and includes the Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard,

But if you have to download Kindle books on a newer device, newer books will only download in a newer file format that is incompatible with older Kindles. If you have a Kindle produced before 2013, as of May 2026, you will no longer be able to download Kindle books to your Kindle device, period.

If all you care for is a good reading experience, the base Amazon Kindle will be more than enough, and it is on sale right now!

The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is on sale at a low price. This is the 16GB version that came out in 2025, not the older Kindle Colorsoft Signature edition, which came out in 2024. The Kindle Colorosoft has been discounted by $80.